VERMETIDAE

Meaning of VERMETIDAE in English

ˌvərˈmed.ədē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

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

: a small family of marine mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising Vermetus and closely related genera — see siliquaria

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

VERMETID — I. ˈvərməd.ə̇d adjective Etymology: New Latin Vermetidae, family of mollusks, from Vermetus, type genus + -idae : of or relating …
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VERMETUS — ˌ ̷ ̷ˈmēd.əs noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin vermis worm 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Vermetidae) …
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SILIQUARIA — ˌsiləˈkwa(a)rēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin siliqua pod, husk + New Latin -aria : a genus of …
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VERMETUS — (n.) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family Vermetidae. Their …
Английский словарь Webster
VERMETUS — ( n. ) Any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to Vermetus and allied genera, of the family …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
VERMETUS — noun any one of many species of marine gastropods belonging to vermetus and allied genera, of the family vermetidae. their …
Webster English vocab
WORM SHELL — any marine snail of the family Vermetidae (subclass Prosobranchia, class Gastropoda). The shell of these snails consists of an irregularly …
Britannica English vocabulary
SEASHELL — hard exoskeleton of marine mollusks such as snails, bivalves, and chitons that serves to protect and support their bodies. It …
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