Tŭr'ri-tĕl'lȧ, n.

noun

Tŭr'ri-tĕl'lȧ, n. [Diminutive of Lat. turris, tower.] (Zoöl.) A gasteropodous mollusk, having a turreted, elongate, many-whorled, spirally striated shell, a round mouth, and a horny operculum of many whirls. Baird.