trophon

noun
tro·​phon | \ ˈtrōˌfän\
plural -s

Definition of trophon

: any of numerous small gastropod mollusks (family Muricidae) having the shell heavily sculptured and broadened by winglike varices

History and Etymology for trophon

New Latin, perhaps from Late Greek trophos plaster, from trophos feeder

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