cochleate
/kok-lee-it, -eyt/US // ˈkɒk li ɪt, -ˌeɪt //UK // (ˈkɒklɪˌeɪt, -lɪɪt) //
耳蜗,耳道,耳鸣,耳蜗状
Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : shaped like a snail shell; spiral.
Examples
Embryo hooked, annular, or cochleate, the radicular end pointing downward.
The cavity containing the cartilage in Mya, fig. 71, is Cochleate.
Cochleate: spirally twisted like a screw or a univalve shell.
Cochleate: Spiral or twisted like a snail shell (Fig. 141, a).
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