Strombusn.
/ˈstrɒmbəs/ Zoology.
The typical genus of the family Strombidæ of gastropods, formerly conterminous with the family; a species or individual of this genus, a wing-shell or fountain-shell. Cf. stromb n.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > superorder Branchifera > order Prosobranchiata > section Siphonostomata > family Strombidae > member of
Strombus1601
king conch1815
stromb1835
stromboid1891
1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxii. x. 446 The wilks also or wrinkles called Strombi.
1706 Phillips's New World of Words (new ed.)
1777 T. Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4, quarto) IV. vi. 122 Strombus..Its animal a Slug.
1802 G. Shaw Vivarium Naturæ, or Naturalist’s Misc. XIII. Pl. 499 The Spindle Strombus is principally found about the American shores.
1802 G. Shaw Vivarium Naturæ, or Naturalist’s Misc. XIII. Pl. 519 The Wing Strombus.
1883 A. J. Adderley Fisheries Bahamas 24 Mortimer..had discovered the secret of the origin of the pearl, and by a clever contrivance aiding the Strombus in developing its treasure.
Compounds
strombus-like, strombus-shaped adjs.
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1821 S. F. Gray Nat. Arrangem. Brit. Plants I. 181 Cod..Strombus-like.
1832 J. Lindley Introd. Bot. 373 Strombus-shaped.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1919; most recently modified version published online June 2020).
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