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Thesaurus: siphonarid

Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonate gastropods of the genus Siphonaria. They cling to rocks between high and low water marks and have both lunglike organs and gills.

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  1. n. Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonate gastropods of the genus Siphonaria. They cling to rocks between high and low water marks and have both lunglike organs and gills.
  2. Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonate gastropods of the genus Siphonaria. They cling to rocks between high and low water marks and have both lunglike organs and gills. -- Si`pho*na"rid, a.
  3. Any one of numerous species of limpet-shaped pulmonategastropods of the genus Siphonaria. They cling to rocks between highand low water marks and have both lunglike organs and gills.-- Si`pho*na"rid, a.