CLIONIDAE


Meaning of CLIONIDAE in English

I. klīˈänəˌdē, -īˈōn- noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

: a family (order Hadromerina) of small sponges with monaxon spicules that bore in shells and soft limestone rocks — see cliona

II. noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

: a family of naked pteropod mollusks comprising forms intermediate in many characters between typical pteropods and nudibranchs

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