Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

polygyrate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: poly-gy-rate
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Multiply gyrate, like the protoconches of various Gemmula ammonites. ?

Example Sentences

"[...] polygyrate diagonally cancellated protoconch, but in that genus the adult whorls are pagodiform, strongly keeled[…] polygyrate to paucispiral and almost smooth, and the reversed L-sinus is sometimes rendered U-shaped to subtubular, when restricted above by a parietal tubercle. The Daphnellids are very numerous in both genera and species[…]"
"[...] gyrate furcation, and often a tendency to become fasciculate or virgatotome; secondary ribs obsolescent in some [...] polygyrate ribs and intercalatory secondaries. Microconchs 100-112 mm. in diameter with following rib densities[…]"
"... polygyrate or bidichotomous to fasciculate (rarely virgatotome) ribs, more loosely spaced and coarser. External whorls of macroconch forms with dichotomous to polygyrate ribs[…]"

Questions

What does polygyrate mean?: Multiply gyrate, like the protoconches of various Gemmula ammonites. ?

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