rocksnail
rocksnail noun: any of various snails that live in rocky environments.
Noun
rocksnail (plural rocksnails)
- Any of various snails that live in rocky environments.
- After rocksnails, stone crabs (Menipe spp.), black drums (Pogonias cromis), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and mud crabs (family Xanthidae) are the most destructive.2005, Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute
- Drills and rocksnails are in the murex family, Muricidae.2007, Blair Witherington, Florida's Seashells: A Beachcomber's Guide, page 33
- Any of various snails of the genus Leptoxis.
Forms of rocksnail
| plural | rocksnails |
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Origin of rocksnail
From rock + snail.
Words formed from rocksnail
- agate rocksnail
- bigmouth rocksnail
- Coosa rocksnail
- interrupted rocksnail
- knobby rocksnail
- lyrate rocksnail
- maiden rocksnail
- oblong rocksnail
- painted rocksnail
- plicate rocksnail
- rotund rocksnail
- round rocksnail
- smooth rocksnail
- spotted rocksnail
- striped rocksnail
Questions about rocksnail
- What does rocksnail mean?
- Rocksnail means any of various snails that live in rocky environments.
- What part of speech is rocksnail?
- Rocksnail is a noun.
- What is the plural of rocksnail?
- The plural of rocksnail is rocksnails.
Words near rocksnail in the dictionary
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