helicoidally

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English

Etymology

From helicoidal +‎ -ly.

Adverb

helicoidally (not comparable)

  1. In the form of a helicoid
    • 2015 July 9, “An Integrated Morphological and Molecular Approach to the Description and Systematisation of a Novel Genus and Species of Macrodasyida (Gastrotricha)”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      Two helicoidally arranged muscles insert in the mouth rim (1 μm width; Figs 6B and 7A, 7B ) and surround the longitudinal fibres along the pharynx, up to the pharyngo-intestinal junction crossing seven times; no helicoidal muscles are seen in the intestine region (Fig 6A and 6B ).