trochoid

trochoid is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.(Anat.) Admitting of rotation on an axis; -- sometimes applied to a pivot joint like that between the atlas and axis in the vertebral column.
  2. 2.(Zoöl.) Top-shaped; having a flat base and conical spire; -- said of certain shells.
  3. 3.(Zoöl.) Of or pertaining to the genus Trochus or family Trochidæ.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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