polygyrid

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noun

Any snail in the family Polygyridae.

Origintranslingual Polygyridae ← Ancient Greek πολύς →
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Meanings

nounpolygyrid (plural polygyrids)

plural polygyrids

  1. biologyAny snail in the family Polygyridae.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπολύς
  2. translingualPolygyridae
  3. Englishpolygyrid

Borrowed from translingual Polygyridae, itself from the type genus Polygyra + -idae (taxonomic familial suffix). Further from translingual poly- (“multiple, many”, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús)) + Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros, “ring, circle”).

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APA

polygyrid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygyrid

MLA

“polygyrid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygyrid. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polygyrid,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polygyrid.

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