"distorsio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: distorsios [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} distorsio (plural distorsios)
  1. (zoology) A mollusk of the genus Distorsio, or its shell. Categories (topical): Zoology Categories (lifeform): Littorinimorphs

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