Strombus
Pronunciation : Strom"bus
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L., fr. Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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
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