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/lee'euh trop"ik, -troh"pik/, adj.oriented or coiled in a leftward direction, as a left-spiraling snail shell. Cf. dexiotropic.[1880-85; < Gk lai(ós) left, left side + -O- + -TROPIC]
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Universalium. 2010.
laeotropic
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laeotropic — [lē′ō träp΄ik] adj. [< Gr laios, left (see LEVO ) + TROPIC] spiraling to the left if viewed from the side: said as of the sinistral whorls in some gastropod shells: opposed to DEXIOTROPIC … English World dictionary
laeotropic — adj. [Gr. laios, left; tropos, turn] Of or pertaining to the left; sinistral; opposed to dexiotropic … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
laeotropic — lae·o·trop·ic … English syllables
laeotropic — … Useful english dictionary
dexiotropic — [dek΄sē ō träp′ik, dek΄sē əträp′ik] adj. [< Gr dexios, on or toward the right (for IE base see DEXTER) + TROPIC] spiraling to the right if viewed from the side: said as of the dextral whorls in most gastropod shells: opposed to LAEOTROPIC … English World dictionary
leiotropic — variant of laeotropic * * * leiotropic erron. form of læotropic … Useful english dictionary
laeotropous — adjective see laeotropic … Useful english dictionary
