phialine

English

Adjective

phialine (comparative more phialine, superlative most phialine)

  1. Shaped like a bowl or saucer.
    The molecular phylogeny of Cibicides incldues a phialine lip near the aperature.[1]

References
  1. Evolution and molecular phylogeny of Cibicides and Uvigerina (Rotaliida, Foraminifera)
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