COLUMBELLIDAE


Meaning of COLUMBELLIDAE in English

ˌkäləmˈbeləˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Columbella, type genus + -idae

: a family (order Pectinibranchia) of marine gastropods comprising the dove shells some of which were formerly used as ornaments or as money

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