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adj. [Gr. laios, left; tropos, turn]Of or pertaining to the left; sinistral; opposed to dexiotropic.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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laeotropic — [lē′ō träp΄ik] adj. [< Gr laios, left (see LEVO ) + TROPIC] spiraling to the left if viewed from the side: said as of the sinistral whorls in some gastropod shells: opposed to DEXIOTROPIC … English World dictionary
laeotropic — /lee euh trop ik, troh pik/, adj. oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left spiraling snail shell. Cf. dexiotropic. [1880 85; < Gk lai(ós) left, left side + O + TROPIC] * * * … Universalium
laeotropic — lae·o·trop·ic … English syllables
laeotropic — … Useful english dictionary
dexiotropic — [dek΄sē ō träp′ik, dek΄sē əträp′ik] adj. [< Gr dexios, on or toward the right (for IE base see DEXTER) + TROPIC] spiraling to the right if viewed from the side: said as of the dextral whorls in most gastropod shells: opposed to LAEOTROPIC … English World dictionary
leiotropic — variant of laeotropic * * * leiotropic erron. form of læotropic … Useful english dictionary
laeotropous — adjective see laeotropic … Useful english dictionary
