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STROMBUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Strombidae
Synonyms:
genus Strombus; Strombus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Strombus" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Strombus"):
conch (any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip)
Holonyms ("Strombus" is a member of...):
family Strombidae; Strombidae (the family of conchs)