Terebridae

plural noun

Te·​reb·​ri·​dae

təˈrebrəˌdē

: a family of chiefly tropical marine snails (group Toxoglossa) with slender tall-spired shells of many whorls see auger shell

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Terebra, type genus + -idae

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