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Scaphander
noun
Sca·phan·der
\skəˈfandə(r)\
Definition of Scaphander
: a genus (the type of the family Scaphandridae) of gastropods having an external ovoid shell with a concealed spire
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Origin and Etymology of scaphander
New Latin Scaphandr-, Scaphander, from scaph- + -ander
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