xenophora

noun

xe·​noph·​o·​ra

zə̇ˈnäfərə

1

capitalized : a genus of gastropod mollusks comprising the carrier snails (coextensive with the family Xenophoridae of the suborder Taenioglossa)

2

plural -s : any mollusk of the genus Xenophora

xenophoran

-rən

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from xen- + -phora

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