strombus Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun type genus of the family Strombidae
    genus Strombus.

WordNet

Strom"bus noun
Etymology
L., fr. Gr. .
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and handsome species commonly called conch shells, or conchs. See Conch.

Webster 1913