Taenioglossa

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Taenioglossa \Tae`ni*o*glos"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. taini`a a
     ribbon + glw^ssa a tongue.] (Zool.)
     An extensive division of gastropod mollusks in which the
     odontophore is long and narrow, and usually bears seven rows
     of teeth. It includes a large number of families both marine
     and fresh-water.


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