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TOXOGLOSSA

\tˈɒksəɡlˌɒsə], \tˈɒksəɡlˌɒsə], \t_ˈɒ_k_s_ə_ɡ_l_ˌɒ_s_ə]\

Definitions of TOXOGLOSSA

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A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra.

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A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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