ranella

noun

ra·​nel·​la

rəˈnelə

1

capitalized : a genus of marine snails related to Triton having a thick shell usually with two lateral varices continuous over all the whorls

2

plural -s : any snail of the genus Ranella

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin rana frog + New Latin -ella

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