Protoconch
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Protoconch is a noun meaning (zoology) The embryonic shell, or initial chamber, of ammonites and other cephalopods.
Meaning
(zoology) The embryonic shell, or initial chamber, of ammonites and other cephalopods.
Word Forms
- protoconches
- protoconchs
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include nucleoconch, ammonitella, prodissoconch, microconchid, prosiphon, teloconch.
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