Marginellidae

plural noun

Mar·​gi·​nel·​li·​dae

-ləˌdē

: a large nearly cosmopolitan family of small marine snails (suborder Stenoglossa) with strong porcelaneous often somewhat pear-shaped shell having a long narrow aperture and a thickened outer lip see marginella

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Marginella, type genus + -idae

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