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[n] type genus of the family Strombidae |
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STROMBUS is a 8 letter word that starts with S. |
| | Synonyms: | | genus Strombus |
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| | See Also: | | conch, family Strombidae, mollusk genus, Strombidae |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Strom"bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer
lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and
handsome species commonly called {conch shells}, or {conchs}.
See {Conch}.
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