melanian

English

Etymology

From the obsolete genus Melania.

Noun

melanian (plural melanians)

1. (malacology, obsolete) One of a family of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks with a turret-shaped shell (Melaniidae), which is now considered a synonym for the family Thiaridae, but also containing many species since reclassified into other families.

References

• “melanian”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Alemanni, mainlane