cochleate

American

[kok-lee-it, -eyt] / ˈkɒk li ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

Also cochleated

adjective

shaped like a snail shell; spiral.

cochleate British

/ ˈkɒklɪˌeɪtɪd, ˈkɒklɪˌeɪt, -lɪɪt /

adjective

biology shaped like a snail's shell; spirally twisted

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Etymology

Origin of cochleate

1825–35; < Latin cochleātus spiral, equivalent to cochle ( a ) cochlea + -ātus -ate ¹

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