ancyloid

ancyloid
adj. [Gr. ankylos, hooked; eidos, shape]
(MOLLUSCA)
Shaped like the patelliform shell of the fresh-water limpet-like Ancylus , with the apex strongly directed anteriorly.

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. . 2005.

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  • ancyloid — ancyloid, a. rare 0. (ˈænsɪlɔɪd) [f. prec. + oid.] ‘Resembling a clasp, noose or hook.’ Syd. Soc. Lex. 1879 …   Useful english dictionary

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