fissurella

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fissurella - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fissurella \Fis`su*rel"la\, n. [NL., dim. of L. fissura a
     fissure.] (Zool.)
     A genus of marine gastropod mollusks, having a conical or
     limpetlike shell, with an opening at the apex; -- called also
     keyhole limpet.
     [1913 Webster]

fissurella - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Fissurella
      n 1: type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
           [syn: Fissurella, genus Fissurella]