baculiconic

English

Baculites grandis, with a gently curved baculoconic form

Etymology

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Adjective

baculiconic (comparative more baculiconic, superlative most baculiconic)

1. (malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a long, relatively straight tapering shell, possibly with one or two coils at the narrow end.

References

• “baculiconic”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “baculiconic”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.