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Definition: Ianthinas
Ianthina
\I*an"thi*na\, n.; pl. L.
Ianthin[ae], E.
Ianthinas. [NL., fr. L. ianthinus violet-blue, Gr. ?; ?
violet + ? flower.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any gastropod of the genus
Ianthina, of which various
species are found living in mid ocean; -- called also
purple shell
, and
violet snail. [Written also
janthina.]
[1913 Webster]
Note: It floats at the surface by means of a raft, which it
constructs by forming and uniting together air bubbles
of hardened mucus. The Tyrian purple of the ancients
was obtained in part from mollusks of this genus.
[1913 Webster]
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