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polygyrid

polygyrid noun: any snail in the family Polygyridae.

polygyrid: any snail in the family Polygyridae
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Noun

polygyrid (plural polygyrids)

  1. Any snail in the family Polygyridae.

Forms of polygyrid

pluralpolygyrids

Origin of polygyrid

Borrowed from translingual Polygyridae, itself from the type genus Polygyra + -idae (taxonomic familial suffix). Further from translingual poly- (“multiple, many”, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús)) + Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “ring, circle”).

Questions about polygyrid

What does polygyrid mean?
Polygyrid means any snail in the family Polygyridae.
What part of speech is polygyrid?
Polygyrid is a noun.
What is the plural of polygyrid?
The plural of polygyrid is polygyrids.

Words near polygyrid in the dictionary

  1. polygynously
  2. polygyns
  3. polygyny
  4. polygyrate
  5. polygyria
  6. polygyrid
  7. polygyrids
  8. polygyrous
  9. polyhaemia
  10. polyhaline
  11. polyhalite

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