Rocksnail

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various snails that live in rocky environments.

    "After rocksnails, stone crabs (Menipe spp.), black drums (Pogonias cromis), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and mud crabs (family Xanthidae) are the most destructive."

  2. 2
    Any of various snails of the genus Leptoxis.

Example

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"After rocksnails, stone crabs (Menipe spp.), black drums (Pogonias cromis), blue crabs (Callinectes sapidus) and mud crabs (family Xanthidae) are the most destructive."

Etymology

From rock + snail.

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