COCHLEATED

Adjective

cochleated (comparative more cochleated, superlative most cochleated)

cochleate

Source: Wiktionary


Coch"le*ate, Coch"le*a`ted, a. Etym: [L. cochleatus spiral or screw- formed. See Cochlea.]

Definition: Having the form of a snail shell; spiral; turbinated.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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