trophon

noun

tro·​phon

ˈtrōˌfän

plural -s

: any of numerous small gastropod mollusks (family Muricidae) having the shell heavily sculptured and broadened by winglike varices

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, perhaps from Late Greek trophos plaster, from trophos feeder

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