paucispiral

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Adjective 1.3 References

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

Latin paucus, few, + English spiral

[edit] Adjective

paucispiral (not comparable)

1. Having few spirals or whorls; as, a paucispiral operculum or shell.

[edit] References

• paucispiral in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913