Docoglossa

plural noun

Doc·​o·​glos·​sa

ˌdäkəˈgläsə,

-lȯsə

: a suborder of Aspidiobranchia comprising primitive marine gastropods having a conical shell, paired nephridia and osphradia, a long radula, and no operculum and including the true limpets and certain related mollusks

docoglossan

¦⸗⸗¦⸗sən

adjective

docoglossate

-sə̇t

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek dokos beam + New Latin -glossa

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