noun Pleurotoma n. (pl. L. pleurotomae, E. pleurotomas) (Zool.) Any marine gastropod belonging to Pleurotoma, and ether allied genera of the family Pleurotmidae. The species are very numerous, especially in tropical seas. The outer lip has usually a posterior notch or slit.
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