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turbiniform, a. Nat. Hist.|tɜːˈbɪnɪfɔːm| [ad. mod.L. turbiniform-is, f. L. turbin-em: see turbo and -form.] Top-shaped, turbinate; also, having the form of the genus Turbo of gastropods; turbinoid, spiral.
1826Kirby & Sp. Entomol. IV. xlvi. 265 Turbiniform (Turbiniformis). Whose vertical section is turbinate, and horizontal circular. Ex. Antennæ of Aleochara socialis. 1856Woodward Mollusca iii. 463 Vitrinella... Shell minute, hyaline, turbiniform, umbilicated. |