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cancellariid

cancellariid noun: any member of the Cancellariidae, or nutmeg snails.

Noun

cancellariid (plural cancellariids)

  1. Any member of the Cancellariidae, or nutmeg snails.
    • More recently, Beu & Maxwell (1987) erected the subfamily Plesiotritoninae to include very high-spired varicate cancellariids with non-collabral axial sculpture that were previously placed in the families Buccinidae, Fasciolariidae and Ranellidae.1987, Fauna of Australia, volume 5, page 846
    • The present paper is a continuation of our study of the deep-water cancellariid fauna of the Southwest Pacific, based on the material originating from recent expeditions in New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Fiji, Tonga, Wallis & Futuna, […]2008, The Nautilus, volume 122, page 1

Forms of cancellariid

pluralcancellariids

Questions about cancellariid

What does cancellariid mean?
Cancellariid means any member of the Cancellariidae, or nutmeg snails.
What part of speech is cancellariid?
Cancellariid is a noun.
What is the plural of cancellariid?
The plural of cancellariid is cancellariids.

Words near cancellariid in the dictionary

  1. cancellable
  2. cancellarean
  3. cancellarial
  4. cancellarian
  5. cancellariate
  6. cancellariid
  7. cancellariids
  8. cancellate
  9. cancellated
  10. cancellation
  11. cancellations

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