Buccinoid \Buc"ci*noid\, a. [Buccinum + -oid.] (Zo["o]l.)
Resembling the genus Buccinum, or pertaining to the
{Buccinid[ae]}, a family of marine univalve shells. See
{Whelk}, and {Prosobranchiata}.
Buccinidae
n : whelks [syn: {family Buccinidae}]