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rhombus

/ˈɹɒmbəs/

noun

Meaning

  • A parallelogram having all sides of equal length.

  • In early Greek religion, an instrument whirled on the end of a string similar to a bullroarer.

  • Any of several flatfishes, including the brill and turbot, once considered part of the genus Rhombus, now in Scophthalmus.

  • Snails, now in genus Conus or family Conidae.

Synonyms

diamond,
lozenge,
rhomb