aglajid

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US/ˈæ.ɡlə.d͡ʒɪd/Latin, US, imitating/əˈɡlaɪ.ɪd/

noun

Any gastropod in the family Aglajidae.

Origintaxonomic name Aglajidae ← Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα →
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Meanings

nounaglajid (plural aglajids)

plural aglajids

  1. biologyAny gastropod in the family Aglajidae.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekἀγλαός“splendid, shining”
  2. Ancient GreekἈγλαΐα
  3. taxonomic nameAglajidae
  4. Englishaglajid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Aglajidae, from the type genus Aglaja. The genus name is borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa) and ἀγλαΐα (aglaḯa, “splendor, beauty”). Further from Ancient Greek ἀγλαός (aglaós, “splendid, shining”) and an earlier unattested *ἀγλαϝός (*aglawós).

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Anagrams

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APA

aglajid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglajid

MLA

“aglajid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglajid. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aglajid,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aglajid.

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