Deuteroconch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deuteroconch is a noun meaning (zoology) The second chamber of ammonites and other cephalopods.
Meaning
(zoology) The second chamber of ammonites and other cephalopods.
Example Sentences
A microspheric nucleoconch does not have an obvious deuteroconch, and is followed by a spiral nepionic stage, no matter what the adult chamber arrangement may be.
Word Forms
- deuteroconches
- deuteroconchs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include deuterocone, teleoconch, deuterostome, deuterocerebrum, ammonoid, deutocerebrum.
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