| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Noun | 1. Type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets.[Wordnet]
2. A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also keyhole limpet.[Websters]. | |
Sources: WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) | Top | |
Date "Fissurella" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1839. (references) |
Common Expressions: Fissurella
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Fissurella apertura | Marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
| Genus Fissurella | Type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets. Source: Wordnet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. | ||
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