torvikotilo

Finnish

noun
Definitions
  • common northern whelk, Buccinum undatum

Etymology

Compound from Finnish torvi (horn, pipe, tube) + Finnish kotilo (from the habit of this fish of using empty shells for hiding, shell of a mollusc).

Origin

Finnish

kotilo

Gloss

from the habit of this fish of using empty shells for hiding, shell of a mollusc

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