Ancylidae

plural noun

An·​cyl·​i·​dae

aŋˈkiləˌdē,

anˈsi-

: a cosmopolitan family of small thin-shelled conical pulmonate snails related to the Planorbidae compare freshwater limpet

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancylus, type genus + -idae

First Known Use

1865, in the meaning defined above

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