Cochloid
/ˈkɒk.lɔɪd/noun
Shaped like a snail or a spiral shell.
Did you know?The cochlea of the inner ear was named from Greek kókhlos, “snail,” because its coiled form resembles a snail shell.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
κόχλος (kókhlos)
“A snail or spiral shell”
Hellenistic Greek
Greek
κοχλίας (kokhlías)
“Snail-like; spiral or resembling a snail shell”
Classical Latin
Latin
cochlea
“A snail, spiral shell, or spiral-shaped object”
17th Century
New Latin
cochloides
“Snail-shaped; resembling a cochlea”
19th Century
English
cochloid
“Having the form of a snail shell or spiral”