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STROMBIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

The family of conchs

Synonyms:

family Strombidae; Strombidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Strombidae" is a kind of...):

mollusk family (a family of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Strombidae"):

genus Lambis; Lambis (scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere)

genus Strombus; Strombus (type genus of the family Strombidae)

Holonyms ("Strombidae" is a member of...):

class Gasteropoda; class Gastropoda; Gasteropoda; Gastropoda (snails and slugs and their relatives)

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