CLIO

a genus of naked marine gastropod molluscs in the family Cavoliniidze, belong to the division Pterepoda, or wing-footed molluscs—so called because they are constructed for moving through water by means of fin-like membranes which are lateral expansions of the foot. C. Borealis, about an inch in length, is a species which abounds in N. seas and constitutes a great portion of the food of the Green land whale; C. Australis is a native of the cold latitudes of the 8S. Ocean. Fr. soldier; fought under Bertrand du Guesclin in campaigns against English, and succ. him as Constable of France, 1380; acquired vast wealth and power. small river, Unbria, Italy; enters Tinia, a tributary of Tiber.