longicone

noun

lon·​gi·​cone

ˈlänjəˌkōn

: a long conical shell characteristic of certain cephalopods

also : an animal having such a shell

longiconic

¦⸗⸗¦känik

adjective

Word History

Etymology

International Scientific Vocabulary longi- + cone

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