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subulitacean

subulitacean noun: any gastropod of the superfamily Subulitacea an obsolete form of Subulitoidea.

Noun

subulitacean (plural subulitaceans)

  1. Any gastropod of the superfamily Subulitacea an obsolete form of Subulitoidea.
    • Subulitaceans have spindle- or awl- shaped shells, commonly slender and pointed at the apex of the spire.1982, Ida Thompson, The Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Fossils, page 421

Forms of subulitacean

pluralsubulitaceans

Questions about subulitacean

What does subulitacean mean?
Subulitacean means any gastropod of the superfamily Subulitacea an obsolete form of Subulitoidea.
What part of speech is subulitacean?
Subulitacean is a noun.
What is the plural of subulitacean?
The plural of subulitacean is subulitaceans.

Words near subulitacean in the dictionary

  1. subulicorn
  2. subuliferous
  3. subuliform
  4. subulinid
  5. subulinids
  6. subulitacean
  7. subulitaceans
  8. subulitid
  9. subulitids
  10. subultimate
  11. subulurid

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