- paucispiral
- pau·ci·spiral
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paucispiral
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Paucispiral — Pau ci*spi ral, a. [L. paucus few + E. spiral.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having few spirals, or whorls; as, a paucispiral operculum or shell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
paucispiral — adjective Having few spirals or whorls; as, a paucispiral operculum or shell … Wiktionary
paucispiral — adj. [L. paucus, few; spira, coil] With relatively few whorls; oligogyral … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
paucispiral — |pȯsē+ adjective Etymology: pauci + spiral : spiral with few turns … Useful english dictionary
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