nautilicone
noun
nau·til·i·cone
\nȯˈtiləˌkōn\
Definition of nautilicone
: a nautiloid cephalopod shell coiled in a plane spiral with the outer whorls embracing the inner
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Origin and Etymology of nautilicone
New Latin Nautilus + English -i- + cone
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