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planorbis

planorbis noun: any of the freshwater air-breathing mollusks belonging to Planorbis and allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.

Noun

planorbis (plural planorbises)

  1. Any of the freshwater air-breathing mollusks belonging to Planorbis and allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.

Forms of planorbis

pluralplanorbises

Origin of planorbis

From the genus name.

Questions about planorbis

What does planorbis mean?
Planorbis means any of the freshwater air-breathing mollusks belonging to Planorbis and allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.
What part of speech is planorbis?
Planorbis is a noun.
What is the plural of planorbis?
The plural of planorbis is planorbises.

Words near planorbis in the dictionary

  1. planorbicone
  2. planorbicones
  3. planorbiconic
  4. planorbid
  5. planorbids
  6. planorbis
  7. planorbises
  8. planorboid
  9. planosol
  10. planosolic
  11. planosols

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