Strombus \Strom"bus\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and handsome species commonly called {conch shells}, or {conchs}. See {Conch}.
Strombus n : type genus of the family Strombidae [syn: {genus Strombus}]