SCALARIA

Meaning of SCALARIA in English

skəˈla(a)rēə

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin scalaris of a ladder or staircase + New Latin -ia; from the resemblance of the shell to a spiral staircase

synonym of epitonium

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

SCALARIA — (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted …
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SCALARIA — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus Scalaria, or family Scalaridae, having elongated …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCALARIA — noun any one of numerous species of marine gastropods of the genus scalaria, or family scalaridae, having elongated spiral turreted …
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SCALARIIDAE — ˌskaləˈrīəˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Scalaria, type genus + -idae synonym of epitoniidae
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SCALARIAN — -ēən adjective Etymology: New Latin Scalaria + English -an : scalariform 2
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WENTLETRAP — (n.) Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria pretiosa, which …
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SCALARIFORM — (a.) Like or pertaining to a scalaria.
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RIGHT-HANDED — (a.) Having the whorls rising from left to right; dextral; -- said of spiral shells. See Illust. of Scalaria.
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WENTLETRAP — ( n. ) Any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus Scalaria, especially Scalaria …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCALARIFORM — ( a. ) Like or pertaining to a scalaria.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
RIGHT-HANDED — ( a. ) Having the whorls rising from left to right; dextral; -- said of spiral shells. See Illust. of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WENTLETRAP — noun any one of numerous species of elegant, usually white, marine shells of the genus scalaria, especially scalaria pretiosa, which …
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SCALARIFORM — adj like or pertaining to a scalaria. 2. scalariform ·adj resembling a ladder in form or appearance; having transverse bars …
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RIGHT-HANDED — adj using the right hand habitually, or more easily than the left. 2. right-handed ·adj having the whorls rising from …
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