rissoid
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]translingual Rissoa ("the typical genus") + -oid.
Noun
[edit]rissoid (plural rissoids)
- (zoology) Any of the spiral-shaped gastropods of the family Rissoidae, especially those of the genus Rissoa.
References
[edit]- “rissoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.