oxyconic

English

Etymology

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Adjective

oxyconic (comparative more oxyconic, superlative most oxyconic)

(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a flattened crossection, the halves joining at an acute angle.

References

“oxyconic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
“oxyconic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

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