Marginella
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Marginella is a noun meaning (zoology) A mollusk of the genus Marginella, or its shell.
Meaning
(zoology) A mollusk of the genus Marginella, or its shell.
Example Sentences
Smooth, shiny, brightly colored shells, marginellas are usually found in tropical and warm water.
Marginellas have smooth, shiny shells with an elongate, narrow aperture three-quarters or more of the total shell length.
Common shells include frog-shells, distorsios, volutes, tulips, murex, cones, olives, marginellas, cowries, augers and the Florida horse conch, the state's official shell, which can grow up to 24in (6 1 cm) long.
Word Forms
- marginellas
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include micromollusc, mantle, malacology, margo, margent, marge.
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