Architectonica

noun

Ar·​chi·​tec·​ton·​i·​ca

: a genus of tropical marine snails having a depressed conical shell the umbilicus of which is wide so that the upper whorls can be seen in it

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin, feminine of architectonicus

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Rhymes for Architectonica

• chronica
• hanukkah
• harmonica
• japonica
• veronica