"deuteroconch" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: deuteroconches [plural], protoconchs [plural]
Etymology: From deutero- + conch. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|deutero|conch}} deutero- + conch Head templates: {{en-noun|+|protoconchs}} deuteroconch (plural deuteroconches or protoconchs)
  1. (zoology) The second chamber of ammonites and other cephalopods Categories (topical): Zoology

Inflected forms

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