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protoconch

protoconch noun: the embryonic shell, or initial chamber, of ammonites and other cephalopods.

Noun

protoconch (plural protoconches or protoconchs)

  1. The embryonic shell, or initial chamber, of ammonites and other cephalopods

protoconch meaning in Tamil

protoconch in Tamil

சங்கு முதலறை

Forms of protoconch

pluralprotoconches
pluralprotoconchs

Origin of protoconch

From proto- + conch.

Questions about protoconch

What does protoconch mean?
Protoconch means the embryonic shell, or initial chamber, of ammonites and other cephalopods.
What is protoconch in Tamil?
Protoconch in Tamil is சங்கு முதலறை. See Protoconch meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is protoconch?
Protoconch is a noun.
What is the plural of protoconch?
The plural of protoconch is protoconches.

Words near protoconch in the dictionary

  1. protocolling
  2. protocollist
  3. protocollists
  4. protocols
  5. protoconal
  6. protoconch
  7. protoconchal
  8. protoconches
  9. protoconchs
  10. protocone
  11. protocones

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Adapted from Wiktionary: protoconch (page history and authors); protoconch (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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