ARCIDAE


Meaning of ARCIDAE in English

ˈärsəˌdē noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Arca, type genus + -idae

: a large family of chiefly tropical lamellibranch mollusks (order Filibranchia) with ribbed equivalve shell having a strong toothed hinge — see ark shell

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