Jan-thī'na, n.
n. [Lat. ianthinus, violet-colored.] (Zoöl.) A genus of turbinated testaceous mollusks, of remarkable habits, shell ventricose, globular, or anoid;—named from the beautiful violet color of the shell.
n. [Lat. ianthinus, violet-colored.] (Zoöl.) A genus of turbinated testaceous mollusks, of remarkable habits, shell ventricose, globular, or anoid;—named from the beautiful violet color of the shell.