marginella

/ˌmɑrɡɪˈnɛlə/

Definitions

1. noun

a genus of small to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Marginellidae

“The marine biologist studied the habitat of the marginella species in the coral reef.”

Synonyms

  • marginellidae
  • marine gastropod
  • snail

Antonyms

  • land snail
  • terrestrial gastropod