trochiformadj.
/ˈtrɒkɪfɔːm/ Zoology.
Having the form of a trochus or top-shell; top-shaped; = trochoid adj. 2.
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1822 J. Parkinson Outl. Oryctol. 250 The single trochiform shell, Trochus Anglicanus of Lister.
1875 C. C. Blake Zoology 257 The shell is ear-shaped, spiral, or trochiform.
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