trochidae

\\ˈträkəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Trochus, type genus + -idae

: a family of marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Rhipidoglossa) with a conical operculate shell flattened at the base and having an oblique aperture and a very lustrous nacreous lining — see top shell, trochus

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Trochˈidae plural noun

The top family of molluscs

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Main Entry: ↑trochus