clione

noun

cli·​o·​ne
-ˌnē
capitalized
: a genus (the type of the family Clionidae) of naked pelagic pteropod mollusks that are abundant in the Arctic ocean and that constitute a large part of the food of the Greenland whale

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, irregular from Clio

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“Clione.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clione. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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