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noun
Any of the headshield slugs of genus Bulla, belonging to the order Cephalaspidea of gastropods.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Any of the headshield slugs of genus Bulla, belonging to the order Cephalaspidea of gastropods.
A marine univalve shell of the genus Bulla (Bullidae) and certain shells of similar appearance of the now disused order Tectibranchiata of molluscs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, malacology, natural-sciences
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noun
Any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae), of pelagic sea snails.
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noun
marine gastropod mollusk having a very small thin shell
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: gastropod, univalve
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