Definitions

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  • proper noun A taxonomic family within the superfamily Punctoidea — air-breathing land snails and terrestrial pulmonate gastropod mollusks.

Etymologies

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Endodonta +‎ -idae

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Examples

  • Cold hardiness in the woodland snail, Anguispira alternata (Say) (Endodontidae).

    Archive 2009-01-01 AYDIN 2009

  • Discus and the North American endemic genus Anguispira are placed in the family Discidae, although some authors may place them in the much larger family Endodontidae of the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Australia.

    Egg brooding in land snails AYDIN 2008

  • Discus and the North American endemic genus Anguispira are placed in the family Discidae, although some authors may place them in the much larger family Endodontidae of the Pacific Islands, New Zealand and Australia.

    Archive 2008-02-01 AYDIN 2008

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