CALYPTRAEIDAE


Meaning of CALYPTRAEIDAE in English

ˌkalə̇pˈtrēəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Calyptraea, type genus (irregular from Greek kalyptra ) + -idae

: a family (order Pectinibranchia) of limpetlike marine gastropod mollusks having a curved internal lamina in the shell — see cup-and-saucer limpet

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