rocksnail
English
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Etymology
[edit]Noun
[edit]rocksnail (plural rocksnails)
- Any of various snails that live in rocky environments.
- 2005, Proceedings of the Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute, Gulf and Caribbean Fisheries Institute:
- After rocksnails, stone crabs (Menipe spp.), black drums (Pogonias cromis), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and mud crabs (family Xanthidae) are the most destructive.
- 2007, Blair Witherington, Florida's Seashells: A Beachcomber's Guide, page 33:
- Drills and rocksnails are in the murex family, Muricidae.
- Any of various snails of the genus Leptoxis.
Derived terms
[edit]- agate rocksnail
- bigmouth rocksnail
- Coosa rocksnail
- interrupted rocksnail
- knobby rocksnail
- lyrate rocksnail
- maiden rocksnail
- oblong rocksnail
- painted rocksnail
- plicate rocksnail
- rotund rocksnail
- round rocksnail
- smooth rocksnail
- spotted rocksnail
- striped rocksnail