conoid

adjective

co·​noid ˈkō-ˌnȯid 

variants or conoidal

kō-ˈnȯi-dᵊl 

: shaped like or nearly like a cone

conoid shells

conoid pottery

conoid noun

Word History

First Known Use

1570, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

conoid

1 of 2 adjective

co·​noid ˈkō-ˌnȯid 

variants or conoidal

kō-ˈnȯid-ᵊl 

: shaped like or nearly like a cone

conoid

2 of 2 noun

: a cone-shaped structure

especially : a hollow organelle shaped like a truncated cone that occurs at the anterior end of the organism in some developmental stages of some sporozoans (as of the genus Sarcocystis)