Scaphander

noun

Sca·​phan·​der

skəˈfandə(r)

: a genus (the type of the family Scaphandridae) of gastropods having an external ovoid shell with a concealed spire

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Scaphandr-, Scaphander, from scaph- + -ander

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