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Definition: Ancylus

Part of Speech Definition
Noun 1. Type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet.[Wordnet].

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Date "Ancylus" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1883. (references)

Common Expressions: Ancylus

Expressions Definition
Ancylus fluviatilis Minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
Genus Ancylus Type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
MV Ancylus MV Ancylus is an Anglo Saxon Royal Dutch/Shell tanker converted to Merchant Aircraft Carrier (MAC ship). It entered service as MAC ship in October 1943 and has a displacement 8,000 tons. (references)

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Extended Definition: Ancylus

Ancylus

For a prehistoric state of the Baltic Sea, see Ancylus Lake.
Ancylus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Superorder: Heterobranchia
Order: Pulmonata
Family: Planorbidae
Genus: Ancylus

Ancylus is a genus of very small, freshwater, air-breathing limpets. They are aquatic pulmonate gastropod mollusks in the family Ancylidae (sometimes placed in the Planorbidae).

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Topics by Level of Interest: Ancylus

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Ancylus Lake 6     Ancylus 5
Ancylus fluviatilis 6     Ancylus ashangiensis 4
Ancylus 5     Ancylus fluviatilis 6
Ancylus regularis 5     Ancylus Lake 6
Ancylus ashangiensis 4     Ancylus regularis 5
MV Ancylus 2     MV Ancylus 2

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