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Meaning of cochlea | Babel Free

Noun feminine CEFR B1
[ˈkɔ.kʰɫe.a]

Definitions

  1. snail
    declension-1, feminine
  2. snailshell
    declension-1, feminine
  3. spiral (form of a snailshell)
    declension-1, feminine, metonymically
  4. screw of a press
    declension-1, feminine, metonymically
  5. Archimedes' screw, water screw, screw pump (machine for drawing water by raising it)
    declension-1, feminine, metonymically
  6. A kind of revolving door.
    declension-1, feminine, metonymically

Equivalents

English snail

Examples

“in cochleam”

snail-shaped, in the shape of a spiral

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

See also

cochleae cochleam cochlear cochleari cochlearia cochlearibus

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