Rhynchonella

noun
Rhyn·​cho·​nel·​la | \ ËŒriÅ‹kəˈnelÉ™\

Definition of Rhynchonella

: a genus (the type of the family Rhynchonellidae) of articulate brachiopods having a sharply beaked ridged shell with the dorsal valve convex and the ventral more or less flattened

Sentence

reading doggerel by some rhymester


Other Words from Rhynchonella

rhynchonellid \ -​lə̇d \ noun, plural -s
rhynchonelloid \ ¦⸗⸗¦⸗ˌlȯid \ adjective or noun

History and Etymology for Rhynchonella

New Latin, from rhynchon- (irregular from Greek rhynchos snout) + -ella

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