brevicone

noun

brevi·​cone

ˈbrevə̇ˌkōn

: a short blunt curved shell characteristic of certain Paleozoic cephalopods

also : a fossil animal having such a shell

breviconic

¦brevə̇¦känik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

brevi- + cone

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