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ianthina

ianthina noun: any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae) of violet snails.

Noun

ianthina (plural ianthinas)

  1. Any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae) of violet snails.
    • But a clammy feeling soon dampened his enthusiasm, and he looked down to find his fine white suit streaked with violet where the ianthinas had discharged their ink.1949, Ray Smith Bassler, Shelled creatures and geological history

Forms of ianthina

pluralianthinas

Origin of ianthina

Latin ianthinus (“violet”)

Questions about ianthina

What does ianthina mean?
Ianthina means any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae) of violet snails.
What part of speech is ianthina?
Ianthina is a noun.
What is the plural of ianthina?
The plural of ianthina is ianthinas.

Words near ianthina in the dictionary

  1. Iansuchian
  2. IANTD
  3. Ianthe
  4. ianthellid
  5. ianthellids
  6. ianthina
  7. ianthinas
  8. ianthine
  9. ianthinite
  10. Ianus
  11. IANYL

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