ianthina

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noun

Any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae) of violet snails.

OriginLatin ianthinus →
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Meanings

nounianthina (plural ianthinas)

plural ianthinas

  1. Any of the family Epitoniidae (syn. Janthinidae) of violet snails.

    But a clammy feeling soon dampened his enthusiasm, and he looked down to find his fine white suit streaked with violet where the ianthinas had discharged their ink.

    1949, Ray Smith Bassler, Shelled creatures and geological history

Origin

  1. Latinianthinus“violet”
  2. Englishianthina

Latin ianthinus (“violet”)

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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