PLANORBIS
\plˈanɔːbˌɪs], \plˈanɔːbˌɪs], \p_l_ˈa_n_ɔː_b_ˌɪ_s]\
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Any fresh-water air-breathing mollusk belonging to Planorbis and other allied genera, having shells of a discoidal form.
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