cochleate

or coch·le·at·ed

[ kok-lee-it, -eyt or kok-lee--ey-tid ]
/ ˈkɒk li ɪt, -ˌeɪt or ˈkɒk li ˌeɪ tɪd /

adjective

shaped like a snail shell; spiral.

Origin of cochleate

1825–35; < Latin cochleātus spiral, equivalent to cochle(a) cochlea + -ātus -ate1

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British Dictionary definitions for cochleate

cochleate

cochleated (ˈkɒklɪˌeɪtɪd)

/ (ˈkɒklɪˌeɪt, -lɪɪt) /

adjective

biology shaped like a snail's shell; spirally twisted