Pterocera

Pte·​roc·​era

təˈräsərə,

teˈr-

variants or less commonly Pteroceras

-sərəs,

-ˌras

taxonomic synonym of lambis

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from pter- + -cera or -ceras

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