| 释义 |
‖ Buccinum Zool.|ˈbʌksɪnəm|
[L.: from a supposed resemblance to a trumpet.]
The genus of gasteropod Molluscs represented by the whelk.
1601Holland Pliny I. 258 The lesse shell called Buccinum, fashioned like vnto that horn or cornet..hath a round back. 1854Gosse Nat. Hist. Mollusca 182 The buccinum..was observed to perforate a small hole in the shell. |