Trochidae
plural noun
Troch·i·dae
ˈträkəˌdē
: a family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Rhipidoglossa) with a conical operculate shell flattened at the base and having an oblique aperture and a very lustrous nacreous lining see top shell, trochus
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Trochus, type genus + -idae
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