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Stromb [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Any marine univalve mollusk of the genus Strombus and allied genera. See Conch, and Strombus.

Strombite [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1828

A petrified shell of the genus Strombus.

Strombite [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A fossil shell of the genus Strombus.

Stromboid [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

Of, pertaining to, or like, Strombus.

Stromboli Encyclopedia Britannica

STROMBOLI. See Lipari Islands.

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Strombuliform [Adjective] Webster's Dictionary 1913

1. Formed or shaped like a top.

2. Coiled into the shape of a screw or a helix.

Strombus [Noun] Webster's Dictionary 1913

A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and handsome species commonly called conch shells, or conchs. See Conch.