Ianthina

noun

noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae) of violet snails.

    "But a clammy feeling soon dampened his enthusiasm, and he looked down to find his fine white suit streaked with violet where the ianthinas had discharged their ink."

Example

More examples

"But a clammy feeling soon dampened his enthusiasm, and he looked down to find his fine white suit streaked with violet where the ianthinas had discharged their ink."

Etymology

Latin ianthinus (“violet”)

More for "ianthina"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.