cochleated

Variant of cochleate

cochleate definition

coch·leate (-lē āt′, -it)

adjective

shaped like the shell of a snail
also cochleated coch′·le·at′ed (-lē āt′əd)

Etymology: ModL < L cochleatus, spiral-shaped: see cochlea

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