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stromb |
strombidae |
strombite |
stromboid |
strombuliform |
Strombus
| strombus gigas
| stromeyerite
| strond
| strong
| strong arm
Strombus
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun Strombus has 1 sense
- strombus(n = noun.animal) genus strombus - type genus of the family Strombidae; Array is a kind of mollusk genus
is a member of family strombidae, strombidae
CIDE DICTIONARY
Strombus, n. [L., fr. Gr. .].
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. [1913 Webster]
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