Akademik

Lambis

noun

scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere

• Syn: ↑genus Lambis

• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Strombidae, ↑family Strombidae

• Member Meronyms: ↑scorpion shell

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\\ˈlambə̇s\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin

: a genus of conchs (family Strombidae) comprising the scorpion shells of shallow waters of the tropical eastern hemisphere

Useful english dictionary. 2012.