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rissoid

rissoid noun: any of the spiral-shaped gastropods of the family Rissoidae, especially those of the genus Rissoa.

Noun

rissoid (plural rissoids)

  1. Any of the spiral-shaped gastropods of the family Rissoidae, especially those of the genus Rissoa.

Forms of rissoid

pluralrissoids

Origin of rissoid

translingual Rissoa ("the typical genus") + -oid.

Questions about rissoid

What does rissoid mean?
Rissoid means any of the spiral-shaped gastropods of the family Rissoidae, especially those of the genus Rissoa.
What part of speech is rissoid?
Rissoid is a noun.
What is the plural of rissoid?
The plural of rissoid is rissoids.

Words near rissoid in the dictionary

  1. Risso
  2. Risso's dolphin
  3. Risso's dolphins
  4. rissoellid
  5. rissoellids
  6. rissoid
  7. rissoids
  8. rissoinid
  9. rissoinids
  10. rissole
  11. rissoled

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