planorbiconic
planorbiconic adjective: having a relatively flat spiral shell (intermediate between serpenticonic and spheroconic) in which the whorls touch (evolute to involute) and get larger as they get further from the center, causing the shell to have the profile of a mushroom when viewed from the side, without being so wide or involute that it is cadiconic.
Adjective
planorbiconic (comparative more planorbiconic, superlative most planorbiconic)
- Having a relatively flat spiral shell (intermediate between serpenticonic and spheroconic) in which the whorls touch (evolute to involute) and get larger as they get further from the center, causing the shell to have the profile of a mushroom when viewed from the side, without being so wide or involute that it is cadiconic.
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Forms of planorbiconic
| comparative | more planorbiconic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most planorbiconic |
Origin of planorbiconic
From planorbicone + -ic.
Questions about planorbiconic
- What does planorbiconic mean?
- Planorbiconic means having a relatively flat spiral shell (intermediate between serpenticonic and spheroconic) in which the whorls touch (evolute to involute) and get larger as they get further from the center, causing the shell to have the profile of a mushroom when viewed from the side, without being so wide or involute that it is cadiconic.
- What part of speech is planorbiconic?
- Planorbiconic is an adjective.
Words near planorbiconic in the dictionary
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