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Definition of Trochus
1. n. Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells belonging to Trochus and many allied genera of the family Trochidæ. Some of the species are called also topshells.
Definition of Trochus
1. a wheel or hoop [n TROCHUSES or TROCHI]
Medical Definition of Trochus
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Trochus
Literary usage of Trochus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Collection of Mazatlan Shells in the British Museum by Philip Pearsall Carpenter (1857)
"trochus olivaceus, Gray in Wood Suppl. p. 16, no. 3, pi. 5. ... =trochus (Calcar)
erythrophthalmus, Phil. in Zeit. f. Mai. 1848, p. 188— Kust. Conch. ..."
2. Description Des Animaux Fossiles Qui Se Trouvent Dans Le Terrain Carbonifère ...by Laurent Guillaume “de” Koninck by Laurent Guillaume “de” Koninck (1844)
"trochus lepidus. DK a. Echantillon grossi, vu du côté de la bouche. b. Le même,
vu du côté opposé. c. Le même . vu en dessus. Fig. 3. trochus ..."
3. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Record Association (London, England), Zoological Society of London (1880)
"Trochas : notes on the synonymy and geographical distribution of some New Caledonian
species, by P. Fischer, J. de Conch, xxvi. pp. 205-207 & 210. trochus ..."
4. A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands by William Turton (1819)
"Thrown up on the Devonshire coast. vm trochus. TOP-SHELL. ... 1—Donovan, pi. 8.
f. 1— Dorset Cat. pi. 16. f. 1, -2. 1. trochus Magus. ..."
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