Associations to the word «Strombus»

Wiktionary

STROMBUS, noun. (zoology) Any of the genus Strombus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing.
STROMBUS, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Strombidae   — formerly included most conches, now many are in other genera.

Dictionary definition

STROMBUS, noun. Type genus of the family Strombidae.

Wise words

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