buccinoid

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English

Buccinum undatum

Etymology

Buccinum(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{taxlink}} with {{taxfmt}} if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.) +‎ -oid

Adjective

buccinoid (comparative more buccinoid, superlative most buccinoid)

  1. (zoology) Belonging to the genus Buccinum(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace {{taxlink}} with {{taxfmt}} if already defined. Add nomul=1 if not defined.).
  2. (zoology) Belonging to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells.

Noun

buccinoid (plural buccinoids)

  1. Any species of Buccinidae
    Synonym: buccinid

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