| 释义 |
jan·thin·i·dae
\janˈthinəˌdē\ noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Janthina, type genus + -idae
: 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 |