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rissoid

The English word “rissoid” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. Any of the spiral-shaped gastropods of the family Rissoidae, especially those of the genus Rissoa.

Etymology

translingual Rissoa ("the typical genus") + -oid.

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