paucispiral

English

Etymology

From pauci- +‎ spiral.

Adjective

paucispiral (not comparable)

1. (biology, malacology, conchology) Having few spirals or whorls.

   a paucispiral operculum or shell

References

• “paucispiral”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.