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Dear Harry,
Strombos is the Greek word for a coiled shell. The word has been Latinized
and extended to account for Strombus and Strombidae.
Harry
At 10:52 AM 5/22/2005, you wrote:
>Thank You Dan, What I'm looking for, if there is one, a brake down of the
>word/words, Strombus/Strombidae. Ii have trouble with English so I would
>not think of tackling Latin or French, etc. Doesn't "strom" have a meaning
>then "bus" or what ever?
>
>Harry B.
>
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