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Pleurotoma
‖
Pleu-rot′o-ma
,Noun.
pl. L.
Pleurotomæ
(#)
, E. Pleurotomas
(#)
. [NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] the side +
τομή
a cut.] (Zool.)
Any marine gastropod belonging to
Pleurotoma
, and ether allied genera of the family Pleurotmidæ
. The species are very numerous, especially in tropical seas. The outer lip has usually a posterior notch or slit.