laeotropic

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(lē′ə trop′ik, -trō′pik)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
lae•o•trop•ic  (lē′ə trop′ik, -trō′pik),USA pronunciation adj. 
  1. Anatomyoriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell. Cf. dexiotropic.
  • Greek lai(ós) left, left side + -o- + -tropic
  • 1880–85

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