cochleate

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈkɒklɪˌeɪt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(kok′lē it, -āt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
coch•le•ate  (kok′lē it, -āt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Biologyshaped like a snail shell;
    spiral.
Also, coch′le•at′ed. 
  • Latin cochleātus spiral, equivalent. to cochle(a) cochlea + -ātus -ate1
  • 1825–35

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
cochleate /ˈkɒklɪˌeɪt; -lɪɪt/, cochleated /ˈkɒklɪˌeɪtɪd/ adj
  1. shaped like a snail's shell; spirally twisted

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