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ianthinas

ianthinas is the plural of ianthina.

Meaning of ianthina

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

Questions about ianthinas

What is ianthinas the plural of?
Ianthinas is the plural of ianthina.

Words near ianthinas in the dictionary

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

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