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
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
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012