"strombus" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈstɹɑm.bəs/ [General-American], /ˈstɹɑm.bəs/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: strombuses [plural], strombi [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from translingual Strombus, from Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “shell, conch, snail”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|mul|Strombus}} translingual Strombus, {{uder|en|grc|στρόμβος||shell, conch, snail}} Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “shell, conch, snail”) Head templates: {{en-noun|+|strombi}} strombus (plural strombuses or strombi)
  1. (zoology) Any conch of the genus Strombus. Most subspecies are known as forms of fighting conchs.

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