cochleariform

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English

Etymology

From Latin cochlear +‎ -iform.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɒklɪˈɛːɹɪfɔːm/

Adjective

cochleariform (comparative more cochleariform, superlative most cochleariform)

  1. spoon-shaped
    • 2005, Andras Csillag, Atlas of the Sensory Organs, Humana, page 5:
      The floor of this canal bulges laterally to form a spoon-shaped hook, the cochleariform process.

References

  1. ^ “cochleariform, adj.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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