Bankia

noun

Ban·​kia

ˈbaŋkēə

: a genus of boring mollusks (family Teredinidae) including the giant northwest shipworm (B. setacea) of the Pacific coast of North America

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Sir Joseph Banks †1820 English naturalist + New Latin -ia

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