trochus
Tro"chus, n.; pl. Trochi. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.) Defn: Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells belonging to Trochus and many allied genera of the family Trochidæ. Some of the species are called also topshells.
Tro"chus, n.; pl. Trochi. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Zoöl.) Defn: Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells belonging to Trochus and many allied genera of the family Trochidæ. Some of the species are called also topshells.