Definition of Ianthinas

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Ianthinas
(pl. )
of Ianthina
  

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ianthinas
(#). [nl., fr. l. ianthinus violet-blue, gr. &?;; &?; violet + &?; flower.] (zo?l.) any gastropod of the genus ianthina, of which various species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also purple shell, and violet snail. [written also janthina.]..
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