trochiform

trochiform
shaped like a spinning-top

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  • trochiform — adj. [Gr. trochos, wheel; forma, shape] 1. Shaped like a top. 2. (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) In Trochidae, a flat sided conical shell, without a highly acute spire and rather flat at the base …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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  • trochiform — ˈtrōkəˌfȯrm, ˈträk adjective Etymology: New Latin trochus + English iform : shaped like a top or a top shell …   Useful english dictionary

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