English Explanatory Dictionary

gypsobelum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A love dart

Word forms

gypsobelum

Etymology

Coined by British malacologist John W. Taylor ca. 1900, from γύψος (gúpsos, “lime”) + βέλος (bélos, “dart”).

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