Litiopa

noun

Li·​ti·​o·​pa

lə̇ˈtīəpə

: a genus of minute marine gastropod mollusks (suborder Taenioglossa) commonly living among seaweeds

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek litos plain, simple + opē opening, hole

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