Docoglossa
plural noun
Doc·o·glos·sa
\ˌdäkəˈgläsə, -lȯsə\
Definition of Docoglossa
: a suborder of Aspidiobranchia comprising primitive marine gastropods having a conical shell, paired nephridia and osphradia, a long radula, and no operculum and including the true limpets and certain related mollusks
docoglossan
adjectivedocoglossate
\-sə̇t\ adjectiveRead the Latest from M-W
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Origin and Etymology of docoglossa
New Latin, from Greek dokos beam + New Latin -glossa
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