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ianthina

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: IY0 AH0 N TH IY1 N AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae) of violet snails.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

Latin ianthinus (“violet”)