Assertion: cochlea | /r/HasProperty | derived for snail shell
Facets:
value: from the latin word
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The name cochlea is derived from the Latin word for snail shell, which in turn is from the Greek κοχλίας kokhlias ("snail, screw"), from κόχλος kokhlos ("spiral shell") in reference to its coiled shape; the cochlea is coiled in mammals with the exception of monotremes.