STROMBUS

Meaning of STROMBUS in English

noun a genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. it includes many large and handsome species commonly called conch shells, or conchs. ·see conch.

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STROMBUS — ˈsträmbəs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of spiral snail, from Greek strombos a snail — more at …
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STROMBUS — (n.) A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. It …
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STROMBUS — ( n. ) A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
CONCH — noun (plural ~s or ~es) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin ~a mussel, mussel shell, from Greek konchē; akin to Sanskrit …
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CONCH — Marine snail whose shell has a broadly triangular outer whorl and a wide lip, often jutting toward the uppermost point. …
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STROMBOID — I. -ˌbȯid adjective Etymology: New Latin Strombus + International Scientific Vocabulary -oid : resembling or related to the genus Strombus …
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WING SHELL — noun 1. obsolete : elytron 2. a. : any of various marine bivalves of the family Pteriidae and especially the …
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STROMBITE — ˈsträmˌbīt noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Strombus + International Scientific Vocabulary -ite : a petrified shell of a …
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STROMBIFORM — -mbəˌfȯrm adjective Etymology: New Latin Strombus + International Scientific Vocabulary -iform : resembling a member of the genus Strombus in …
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STROMBIDAE — -mbəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Strombus, type genus + -idae : a family of large marine …
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STROMB — ˈsträm(b) noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Strombus : a mollusk or shell of the genus Strombus or family …
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KING CONCH — noun : a large conch ( Strombus gigas ) with a pink outer shell often used in cameo cutting ; …
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FOUNTAIN SHELL — noun : a king conch ( Strombus gigas ) sometimes used for a garden ornament
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CONCH — ˈkäŋk, ˈkänch also ˈkȯŋk — -ŋk is usual near waters where the conch occurs and hence in sense 3 noun …
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APORRHAIS — ˌapəˈrāə̇s noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Greek, a shellfish (perhaps a species of Aporrhais ) : a genus …
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WING-SHELL — (n.) Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Strombus. See Strombus.
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STROMBOID — (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus.
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STROMBITE — (n.) A fossil shell of the genus Strombus.
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STROMB — (n.) Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied genera. See Conch, and Strombus.
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ONYCHA — (n.) An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.
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CONCH — (n.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large …
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WING-SHELL — ( n. ) Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Strombus. See Strombus.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
STROMBOID — ( a. ) Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus.
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STROMBITE — ( n. ) A fossil shell of the genus Strombus.
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STROMB — ( n. ) Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied genera. See Conch, and Strombus.
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ONYCHA — ( n. ) An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus.
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CONCH — ( n. ) A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are …
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CONCH — noun ( plural conchs ˈkäŋks, ˈkȯŋks ; or conches ˈkän-chəz) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin concha mussel, mussel shell, from …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WING-SHELL — noun any pteropod shell. 2. wing-shell ·noun any marine gastropod shell of the genus strombus. ·see strombus. 3. wing-shell ·noun …
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STROMBOID — adj of, pertaining to, or like, strombus.
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STROMB — noun any marine univalve mollusk of the genus strombus and allied genera. ·see conch, and strombus.
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