Rhynchonella

noun

Rhyn·​cho·​nel·​la

ˌriŋkəˈnelə

: a genus (the type of the family Rhynchonellidae) of articulate brachiopods having a sharply beaked ridged shell with the dorsal valve convex and the ventral more or less flattened

rhynchonellid

-lə̇d

noun

plural -s

rhynchonelloid

¦⸗⸗¦⸗ˌlȯid

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from rhynchon- (irregular from Greek rhynchos snout) + -ella

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