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aglajid

US/ˈæ.ɡlə.d͡ʒɪd/

aglajid noun: any gastropod in the family Aglajidae.

aglajid: any gastropod in the family Aglajidae
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Noun

aglajid (plural aglajids)

  1. Any gastropod in the family Aglajidae.

Forms of aglajid

pluralaglajids

Origin of aglajid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Aglajidae, from the type genus Aglaja. The genus name is borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa) and ἀγλαΐα (aglaḯa, “splendor, beauty”). Further from Ancient Greek ἀγλαός (aglaós, “splendid, shining”) and an earlier unattested *ἀγλαϝός (*aglawós).

Questions about aglajid

What does aglajid mean?
Aglajid means any gastropod in the family Aglajidae.
What part of speech is aglajid?
Aglajid is a noun.
How do you pronounce aglajid?
Aglajid is pronounced /ˈæ.ɡlə.d͡ʒɪd/ (US).
What is the plural of aglajid?
The plural of aglajid is aglajids.

Words near aglajid in the dictionary

  1. AGL
  2. Aglaea
  3. Aglaia
  4. Aglaian
  5. Aglaja
  6. aglajid
  7. aglajids
  8. aglandular
  9. aglaonema
  10. aglaonemas
  11. Aglaonice

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