strombus

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US/ˈstɹɑm.bəs/

noun

Any conch of the genus Strombus. Most subspecies are known as forms of fighting conchs.

Origintranslingual Strombus ← Ancient Greek στρόμβος →
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Meanings

nounstrombus (plural strombuses or strombi)

plural strombuses · plural strombi

  1. biologyAny conch of the genus Strombus. Most subspecies are known as forms of fighting conchs.

    Certain parts of a species of strombus, found in the Black Sea, were used among Somali women as an aphrodisiac, according to Dr. Jacobus X.

    1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 229

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekστρόμβος“shell, conch, snail”
  2. translingualStrombus
  3. Englishstrombus

Borrowed from translingual Strombus, from Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “shell, conch, snail”).

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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