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‖ Strombus Zool.|ˈstrɒmbəs|
[mod.L. use of L. strombus spiral shell, a. Gr. στρόµβος anything spirally twisted, a spiral snail-shell.]
The typical genus of the family Strombidæ of gastropods, formerly conterminous with the family; a species or individual of this genus, a wing-shell or fountain-shell. Cf. stromb.
1601Holland Pliny xxxii. x. II. 446 The wilks also or wrinkles called Strombi. 1706Phillips (ed. Kersey). 1777Pennant Brit. Zool. (ed. 4) IV. 122 Strombus. Its animal a Slug. 1802G. Shaw Naturalist's Misc. XIII. Pl. 499 The Spindle Strombus is principally found about the American shores. Ibid. Pl. 519 The Wing Strombus. 1883A. J. Adderley Fisheries Bahamas 24 Mortimer..had discovered the secret of the origin of the pearl, and by a clever contrivance aiding the Strombus in developing its treasure.
b. Comb. as strombus-like, strombus-shaped adjs.
1821S. F. Gray Brit. Plants I. 181 Cod..Strombus-like. 1832Lindley Introd. Bot. 373 Strombus-shaped. |