harpid

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noun

Any member of the family Harpidae of snails.

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Meanings

harpid1

nounharpid (plural harpids)

plural harpids

  1. biologyAny member of the family Harpidae of snails.
adjectiveharpid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf or relating to the family Harpidae of snails.

harpid2

adjectiveharpid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyOf the facial sutures of a trilobite, having a pattern in which they run entirely along the margins of the cephalon.

Origin

harpid · noun, adjective

  1. taxonomic nameHarpidae
  2. taxonomic nameHarpidae
  3. Englishharpid

Borrowed from taxonomic name Harpidae.

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harpid · adjective

Borrowed from either the taxonomic order Harpetida or genus Harpes.

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APA

harpid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harpid

MLA

“harpid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harpid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “harpid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/harpid.

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