marginella

noun

mar·​gi·​nel·​la

ˌmärjəˈnelə

1

capitalized : the type genus of Marginellidae comprising chiefly tropical small glossy white-shelled marine snails

2

plural -s : a mollusk of the genus Marginella or family Marginellidae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin margin-, margo border + New Latin -ella

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