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Cancellaria

noun
Can·cel·lar·ia | \ˌkan(t)səˈla(a)rēə\

Definition of Cancellaria 

: the type genus of Cancellariidae comprising the nutmeg shells that are nearly cosmopolitan in warm seas

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History and Etymology for Cancellaria

New Latin, from Latin cancelli bars, lattice + New Latin -aria

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