Pupillidae

plural noun

Pu·​pil·​li·​dae

pyüˈpiləˌdē

: a large family of usually small pulmonate land snails having a long spiral often somewhat cylindrical shell generally with a narrowed and more or less toothed aperture compare pupa shell

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pupilla, type genus (from diminutive of pupa) + -idae

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