Aporrhais

noun

Ap·​or·​rha·​is

ˌapəˈrāə̇s

: a genus of small solid long-spired marine snails related to Strombus but having the foot broad and flat

aporrhaoid

-āˌȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek, a shellfish (perhaps a species of Aporrhais)

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