Cancellaria

noun

Can·​cel·​lar·​ia

ˌkan(t)səˈla(a)rēə

: the type genus of Cancellariidae comprising the nutmeg shells that are nearly cosmopolitan in warm seas

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin cancelli bars, lattice + New Latin -aria

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