Definition of Lambis

1. Noun. Scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere.

Exact synonyms: Genus Lambis
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Family Strombidae, Strombidae
Member holonyms: Scorpion Shell

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lambis

Lamaze method of childbirth
Lamb
Lamb of God
Lamb shift
Lamb shifts
Lambaréné
Lambert
Lambert's law
Lambert's syndrome
Lambert-Eaton syndrome
Lambert pine
Lambert pines
Lambertia
Lambertia formosa
Lambian
Lambis (current term)
Lambl's excrescences
Lamblia intestinalis
Lambo
Lamborghini
Lamborghinis
Lambos
Lambrinudi
Lambrinudi operation
Lambrusco
Lambruscos
Lambya
Lamellibranchia
Lament.
Lamentations

Literary usage of Lambis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1896)
"... Lambis, LINN. BY ARTHUR WILLEY, D.Sc. (Communicated by Jos. P. Hill, FLS) (Plate xiii.) With the view of ascertaining the nature of the variations which ..."

2. The Genera of Recent Mollusca: Arranged According to Their Organizationby Henry Adams, Arthur Adams by Henry Adams, Arthur Adams (1858)
"Harpago lambis. Quay et Gaim. Voy. Astral. Moll. pi. 50, fig. 12. ... Harpago lambis. Shell. . . 200 3. Gladius fusus. Original. AA . . . 201 3, a. ..."

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