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Paucispiral

Pauˊci-spi′ral

,

Adj.

[L.

paucus

few + E.

spiral

.]

(Zool.)

Having few spirals, or whorls;

as, a

paucispiral

operculum or shell

.

Definition 2024

paucispiral

paucispiral

English

Adjective

paucispiral ‎(not comparable)

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

References

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