Daemonelix

noun

Dae·​mon·​e·​lix

dēˈmänəˌliks

in some classifications

: a genus of large spiral fossils of uncertain systematic position and nature comprising the devil's corkscrews

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Late Latin daemon + Greek helix spiral

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