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TURBINIDAE

\tˈɜːbɪnˌɪdiː], \tˈɜːbɪnˌɪdiː], \t_ˈɜː_b_ɪ_n_ˌɪ_d_iː]\

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  • [L. ] (Ostr.) Top-shells, including Trochi [Gr], prosobranchiate gasteropods. Cosmopolitan. Turbinidae zizyphinus , in familiar use as ornaments.
1895 - Glossary of terms and phrases
By Henry Percy Smith
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