paucispiral

English

Etymology

pauci- +‎ spiral

Adjective

paucispiral (not comparable)

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

References

“paucispiral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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