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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
turbinate /ˈtəːbɪnət/

▶adjective chiefly Zoology (especially of a shell) shaped like a spinning top.

■ Anatomy relating to or denoting the turbinals.

▶noun Anatomy a turbinal.

– origin C17: from L. turbinatus, from turbo, turbin- (see turbine).

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