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Ancylidae

plural noun
An·cyl·i·dae | \ aŋˈkiləˌdē , anˈsi- \

Definition of Ancylidae 

: a cosmopolitan family of small thin-shelled conical pulmonate snails related to the Planorbidae — compare freshwater limpet

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First Known Use of Ancylidae

1865, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Ancylidae

New Latin, from Ancylus, type genus + -idae

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The first known use of Ancylidae was in 1865

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