Cochleiform

/kɒkliˈɪfɔːrm/ adjective

Definition

Shaped like or resembling a cochlea or snail shell; spiral or scroll-shaped.

Etymology

From Latin cochlea (snail shell) and -form (shaped like). A variant spelling of cochleariform used in anatomical and natural history descriptions.

Kelly Says

Cochleiform and cochleariform are near-synonyms showing how scientists create multiple words for the same thing—both describe spiral shapes, but they're used in different anatomical and botanical contexts.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንስሳ 形
in-sa sha-pe
ARالعربية
شكل حلزون
shakl hulzun
BNবাংলা
শঙ্কাকৃতি
shon-ka-kru-ti
CACatalà
en forma de caragol
en fo-ma de ka-ra-gol
CSČeština
ulitovitý
oo-lee-to-vi-ty
DADansk
snegleformet
sne-gle-for-met
DEDeutsch
Schneckenform
shne-kən-FOR-m
ELΕλληνικά
σχήμα σαλιγκαριού
skee-ma sa-li-ga-ree-oo
ESEspañol
cocleiforme
ko-kle-i-FOR-meh
FAفارسی
شکل حلزون
shakl hulzun
FISuomi
käärmettä
kaär-mettä
FRFrançais
cochleiforme
ko-kle-i-FORM
GUGU
શંખા આકાર
shank a-kaar
HAHA
ƙaramin snail
ka-ra-mi-n snail
HEעברית
צורת צולית
tso-rot tzo-lit
HIहिन्दी
शंख आकार
shank a-kaar
HUMagyar
csigaszerű
chig-as-zür-eh
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbentuk siput
ber-bentuk si-put
IGIG
akpụ snail
ak-pu snail
ITItaliano
cochleiforme
ko-kle-i-FOR-meh
JA日本語
蝸牛形
ka-ni-kei
KKKK
сүткіш пішіні
sut-kish pi-she-ni
KMKM
រូបស្លាប់
roop slaap
KO한국어
구리 모양
gu-ri mo-yang
MRMR
शंखाकार
shank-a-kaar
MSBahasa Melayu
berbentuk siput
ber-bentuk si-put
MYမြန်မာ
snail ပုံ
snail poon
NLNederlands
schneller
shnel-er
NONorsk
snegleskapt
sne-gle-skapt
PAPA
ਸੈਲੀਗਾੜੀ menyerupai
sa-lee-ga-ree me-re-sa-pee
PLPolski
kształt ślimaka
skh-a-t sh-lee-mah-ka
PTPortuguês
cochleiforme
ko-kle-i-FOR-meh
RORomână
cochiliform
ko-chi-li-FOR-meh
RUРусский
улитковидный
oo-lit-ko-vi-d-nyy
SVSvenska
snäckskalig
shnaks-ka-lig
SWKiswahili
umbo laini
oom-bo la-ini
TAதமிழ்
செப்பி வடிவம்
shep-pi va-di-vam
TEతెలుగు
సాలిగంటి ఆకారం
sa-li-gan-ti a-ka-ra-m
THไทย
รูปหอยทาก
roop hoy tak
TLTL
hugis ng talangka
hoo-gis ng ta-lan-ga-ka
TRTürkçe
salyangoz biçimli
sa-lyan-goz bi-yim-li
UKУкраїнська
улиткоподібний
oo-lit-ko-po-dib-nyy
URاردو
سلیماک شکل
sa-lee-mak shakl
VITiếng Việt
hình ốc
hin oc
YOYO
àjọ́ ẹ̀kù
a-jo ekoo
ZH中文
螺旋形
luòxī xíng
ZUZU
isigqili
ee-si-ghi-li

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