Semisulcospira

noun

Semi·​sul·​co·​spi·​ra

ˌsemə̇ˌsəlkəˈspīrə

: a genus of freshwater snails (family Thiaridae) of eastern Asia and the Pacific islands where they are sometimes used as food and are of prime medical importance as intermediate hosts of pathogenic trematode worms

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from semi- + Latin sulcus furrow + New Latin -spira (from spirare to breathe)

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