cochleate

[ kok-lee-it, -eyt ]

adjective
  1. shaped like a snail shell; spiral.

Origin of cochleate

1
1825–35; <Latin cochleātus spiral, equivalent to cochle(a) cochlea + -ātus-ate1
  • Also coch·le·at·ed [kok-lee-ey-tid] /ˈkɒk li ˌeɪ tɪd/ .

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British Dictionary definitions for cochleate

cochleate

cochleated (ˈkɒklɪˌeɪtɪd)

/ (ˈkɒklɪˌeɪt, -lɪɪt) /


adjective
  1. biology shaped like a snail's shell; spirally twisted

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