toxoglossa

Tox`o*glos"sa, n.pl. Etym: [NL.,fr.Gr. (Zoöl.) Defn: A division of marine gastropod mollusks in which the radula are converted into poison fangs. The cone shells (Conus), Pleurotoma, and Terebra, are examples. See Illust. of Cone, n., 4, Pleurotoma, and Terebra.

toxoglossa - Similar Words

docoglossa xenoglossia ptenoglossa entoglossal glossa taenioglossa styloglossal pteroglossal glossal hyoglossal