rissoid
English
editEtymology
edittranslingual Rissoa ("the typical genus") + -oid.
Noun
editrissoid (plural rissoids)
- (zoology) Any of the spiral-shaped gastropods of the family Rissoidae, especially those of the genus Rissoa.
References
edit- “rissoid”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.