Taenioglossa

plural noun

Tae·​nio·​glos·​sa

ˌtenēəˈgläsə,

-lȯsə

: a large suborder of Pectinibranchia comprising marine and freshwater gastropod mollusks in which the odontophore is long and narrow and usually bears seven teeth in each transverse row compare heteropoda, platypoda

taenioglossate

-sə̇t

-ˌsāt

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from taen- + -glossa

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