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Where does “Strombus” come from?

Strombus (English) comes from Ancient Greek στρόμβος — any body rounded or spun round; spinning top;...

Strombus (English): Any of the genus "Strombus" of marine gastropods...

Definitions

  1. Any of the genus "Strombus" of marine gastropods...

Ancestry of “Strombus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekστρόμβοςany body rounded or spun round; spinning top;...
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