oxyconic

English

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Adjective

oxyconic (comparative more oxyconic, superlative most oxyconic)

(malacology, of a shell or fossil) Having a flattened crossection, the halves joining at an acute angle.

References

oxyconic at OneLook Dictionary Search
oxyconic in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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