English Explanatory Dictionary

strombus

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any conch of the genus Strombus. Most subspecies are known as forms of fighting conchs.

Pronunciation

/ˈstɹɑm.bəs/

Word forms

strombus strombuses strombi

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Strombus, from Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “shell, conch, snail”).

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