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turritellid

turritellid noun: any member of the family Turritellidae of sea snails.

Noun

turritellid (plural turritellids)

  1. Any member of the family Turritellidae of sea snails.
    • Littered with the unicorn horns of turritellid sea snails […], the shingle has been turned into an exceptionally crowded breeding ground.2022, Thomas Halliday, Otherworlds, Penguin, published 2023, page 77

Forms of turritellid

pluralturritellids

Questions about turritellid

What does turritellid mean?
Turritellid means any member of the family Turritellidae of sea snails.
What part of speech is turritellid?
Turritellid is a noun.
What is the plural of turritellid?
The plural of turritellid is turritellids.

Words near turritellid in the dictionary

  1. turriphilia
  2. turrited
  3. turritella
  4. turritellae
  5. turritellas
  6. turritellid
  7. turritellids
  8. turritelliform
  9. turritelloid
  10. turron
  11. turrones

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