Where does “teleoconch” come from?
teleoconch (English) comes from English teleo-, from Ancient Greek τέλειος, from Ancient Greek τέλος, from Ancient Greek μέρος, from Proto-Hellenic *(h)méros.
teleoconch (English): The portion of a shell of a conchiferan mollusc formed immediately after the larval stage of the life cycle of the organism
Definitions
- The portion of a shell of a conchiferan mollusc formed immediately after the larval stage of the life cycle of the organism