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STROMBUS GIGAS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Strombus gigas mean?
• STROMBUS GIGAS (noun)
The noun STROMBUS GIGAS has 1 sense:
1. a large variety of conch
Familiarity information: STROMBUS GIGAS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A large variety of conch
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
giant conch; Strombus gigas
Hypernyms ("Strombus gigas" is a kind of...):
conch (any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip)
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