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Turbo

turbo

(Science: zoology) Any one of numerous marine gastropods of the genus Turbo or family Turbinidae, usually having a turbinate shell, pearly on the inside, and a calcareous operculum.

Origin: L. Turbo, -inis, a top. See Turbine.


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