xancus

xancus
xan·cus

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  • xancus — [gzɑ̃kys] n. m. ÉTYM. Mil. XXe; mot du lat. sc.; orig. inconnue. ❖ ♦ Zool. Turbinelle, mollusque gastéropode des mers chaudes (nom scientifique) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • xancus — ˈzaŋkəs noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, perhaps modification of Sanskrit śaṅkha conch more at conch : the type genus of the family Xancidae compare chank shell …   Useful english dictionary

  • Sokhta Koh — The coastal Harappan site at Sokhta Koh (also known as Sotka Koh), burnt hill was first surveyed by an American archaeologist George F Dales in 1960, while exploring estuaries along the Makran coast, Balochistan, Pakistan. The site is located… …   Wikipedia

  • List of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record — This list of marine gastropod genera in the fossil record is an attempt to list all the genera of sea snails or marine gastropod mollusks which have been found in the fossil record. Nearly all of these are genera of shelled gastropods, since it… …   Wikipedia

  • List of extant animal genera represented in the fossil record — A* Caberea * Cabestanna * Cadella * Cadulus * Caecum * Caesia * Caesio * Calamocrinus * Calamus * Calantica * Calappa * Calappilia * Calcancora * Calcancorella * Calcitrapessa * Calclamnella * Calclamnoidea * Calcligula * Callanaitis *… …   Wikipedia

  • chank — n. [Hind. cankh, conch shell] (MOLLUSCA: Gastropoda) A pear or top shaped shell utilized as ornaments and bangles and held sacred by the Hindus (the Xancus pyrum and the pear Turbinella ) …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Liste des genres de gastéropodes marins — Cette liste des genres de gastéropodes marins est une tentative de regrouper tous les genres connus d escargots de mer ou de mollusques gastéropodes marins qui ont été retrouvés dans les archives sur les fossiles. Presque tous ces genres avaient… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • turbinella — |tərbə|nelə Etymology: New Latin, from Latin turbin , turbo top, whirl + ella more at turbine synonym of xancus …   Useful english dictionary

  • xancidae — ˈzaŋkəˌdē, ˈzansə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Xancus, type genus + idae : a family of gastropod mollusks (suborder Rachiglossa) comprising the oriental chank and related forms …   Useful english dictionary

  • chank — I. ˈchaŋk, ȯ , ä verb ( ed/ ing/ s) Etymology: probably alter of champ (I) dialect : chew noisily : champ II. ˈchaŋk noun …   Useful english dictionary

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