Etymology

trochus

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Today it means: Any member of the genus Trochus, or more generally of the family Trochidae; in non-specialist usage, including species formerly classified in that family, particularly Tectus niloticus. Full definition →

Ancient Greek τροχός
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromτροχός“wheel”
  2. English todaytrochus

From New Latin Trochus, from Ancient Greek τροχός (trokhós, “wheel”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekτροχός all →

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