PERIOSTRACUM

Meaning of PERIOSTRACUM in English

noun a chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells;

called also epidermis.

Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

PERIOSTRACUM — ˌperēˈästrəkəm noun ( plural periostra·ca -kə) Etymology: New Latin, from peri- + Greek ostrakon shell — more at oyster : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PERIOSTRACUM — (n.) A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; -- called also epidermis.
Английский словарь Webster
PERIOSTRACUM — ( n. ) A chitinous membrane covering the exterior of many shells; -- called also epidermis.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIOSTRACUM — — periostracal , adj. /per'ee os"treuh keuhm/ , n. , pl. periostraca /-keuh/ . the external, chitinlike covering of the …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIOSTRACUM — периостракум (наружный органический слой раковины моллюсков)
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PERIOSTRACUM — периостракум ( наружный органический слой раковины моллюсков )
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TRITON — I. ˈtrīt ə n noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin Triton, Greco-Roman demigod of the sea, from Greek Tritōn 1. …
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QUAHOG — I. noun also qua·haug or quo·hog or quo·haug ˈkwȯˌhȯg, ˈk(w)ōˌ-, -ˌhäg ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Narraganset poquaûhock, …
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DECORTICATE — I. (ˈ)dē|kȯ(r)d.əˌkāt, də̇ˈk-, -)təˌk-, usu -d.+V transitive verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Latin decorticatus, past participle of decorticare to remove …
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YELLOWBACK — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun Etymology: yellow (I) + back 1. : gold certificate 2. : a cheap and usually sensational novel ; …
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VELUTINA — ˌveləˈtīnə noun Etymology: New Latin, from feminine of velutinus velutinous 1. capitalized : a genus of marine gastropods related to …
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PERIOSTRACAL — |perē|ästrəkəl adjective Etymology: New Latin periostrac um + English -al : of, relating to, or being the periostracum
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MUSSEL — noun also mus·cle ˈməsəl ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English muscle, from Old English muscelle, muscle, musle; …
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EPIDERMIS — ˌepəˈdərmə̇s, -də̄m-, -dəim- noun ( -es ) Etymology: Late Latin, from Greek, from epi- + -dermis (from derma skin, from …
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PERIOSTRACA — (pl. ) of Periostracum
Английский словарь Webster
PERIOSTRACA — ( pl. ) of Periostracum
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PERIOSTRACA — pl of periostracum.
Webster English vocab
MUSSEL — any of numerous bivalve mollusks belonging to the marine family Mytilidae and to the freshwater superfamily Unionacea. Worldwide in distribution, …
Britannica English vocabulary
ARK SHELL — any of the species of predominantly marine bivalve mollusks of the family Arcidae. Such clams are characterized by boat-shaped shells …
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ПЕРИОСТРАКУМ — (наружный органический слой раковины моллюсков) periostracum
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