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Webster 1913 Edition


Buccinoid

Buc′ci-noid

,
Adj.
[
Buccinum
+
-oid
.]
(Zool.)
Resembling the genus
Buccinum
, or pertaining to the
Buccinidæ
, a family of marine univalve shells. See
Whelk
, and
Prosobranchiata
.

Definition 2024


buccinoid

buccinoid

English

Adjective

buccinoid (comparative more buccinoid, superlative most buccinoid)

  1. (zoology) Resembling the genus Buccinum.
  2. (zoology) Relating to the Buccinidae, a family of marine univalve shells.