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单词 protoconch
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Definition of protoconch in English:

protoconch

noun ˈprəʊtə(ʊ)ˌkɒŋk
Zoology
  • The embryonic shell in gastropods and certain cephalopods, often retained at the tip of the adult shell.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From proto- + conch.

 
 

Definition of protoconch in US English:

protoconch

nounˈprəʊtə(ʊ)ˌkɒŋk
Zoology
  • The embryonic shell in gastropods and certain cephalopods, often retained at the tip of the adult shell.

Origin

Late 19th century; earliest use found in Richard Owen (1804–1892), comparative anatomist and palaeontologist. From proto- + conch.

 
 
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