velutina

noun

vel·​u·​ti·​na

ˌveləˈtīnə

1

capitalized : a genus of marine gastropods related to the moon shells but having a shell with few whorls and a thick periostracum

2

plural -s : any member of the genus Velutina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from feminine of velutinus velutinous

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