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distorsio

distorsio noun: a mollusk of the genus Distorsio, or its shell.

Noun

distorsio (plural distorsios)

  1. A mollusk of the genus Distorsio, or its shell.
    • Distorsios, which also belong to this group, have many fierce-looking teeth and a smaller operculum.1998, Jackie Leatherbury Douglass, Peterson First Guide to Shells of North America, page 26
    • Common shells include frog-shells, distorsios, volutes, tulips, murex, cones, olives, marginellas, cowries, augers and the Florida horse conch, the state's official shell, which can grow up to 24in (6 1 cm) long.2002, Don Philpott, Florida: Gulf Coast, page 16

Forms of distorsio

pluraldistorsios

Origin of distorsio

Borrowed from translingual Distorsio.

Questions about distorsio

What does distorsio mean?
Distorsio means a mollusk of the genus Distorsio, or its shell.
What part of speech is distorsio?
Distorsio is a noun.
What is the plural of distorsio?
The plural of distorsio is distorsios.

Words near distorsio in the dictionary

  1. distoplantarly
  2. distoposterior
  3. distoproximal
  4. distoproximally
  5. distopulpal
  6. distorsio
  7. distorsios
  8. distort
  9. distortability
  10. distortable
  11. distorted

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