paucispiral

English

Etymology

pauci- +‎ spiral

Adjective

paucispiral (not comparable)

  1. (biology, conchology) Having few spirals or whorls
    a paucispiral operculum or shell

References
  • paucispiral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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