Strombus, genus Strombus
(noun) type genus of the family Strombidae
Source: WordNet® 3.1
strombus (plural strombuses or strombi)
(zoology) Any of the genus Strombus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing.
• substorm
Source: Wiktionary
Strom"bus, n. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
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