Definition of FISSURELLA (Meaning of FISSURELLA), a 10 Letter Word



WordNet Dictionary

	Definition:	[n] type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets

FISSURELLA is a 10 letter word that starts with F.
	Synonyms:	genus Fissurella

	See Also:	Diodora apertura, family Fissurellidae, Fissurella apertura, Fissurellidae, keyhole limpet, mollusk genus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

	Definition:	\Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a fissure.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also {keyhole limpet}.