Janthinidae

plural noun

Jan·​thin·​i·​dae

janˈthinəˌdē

: a family of marine snails (suborder Taenioglossa) comprising the violet snails and floating at the surface by means of a raft of air bubbles enclosed in hardened mucus secreted by the foot see janthina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Janthina, type genus + -idae

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