Definition of strombus

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Strombuliform (a.) Coiled into the shape of a screw or a helix.

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Strombite :: Stromb (n.) Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied genera. See Conch, and Strombus..
Wing-shell :: Wing-shell (n.) Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Strombus. See Strombus.
Strombuliform :: Stromboid (a.) Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus..
Onycha :: Onycha (n.) An ingredient of the Mosaic incense, probably the operculum of some kind of strombus..
Conch :: Conch (n.) A name applied to various marine univalve shells; esp. to those of the genus Strombus, which are of large size. S. gigas is the large pink West Indian conch. The large king, queen, and cameo conchs are of the genus Cassis. See Cameo..
Stromeyerite :: Strombus (n.) 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..
Stromboid :: Strombite (n.) A fossil shell of the genus Strombus.
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