ˈn(y)ükyələ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, nutlet, from nuc-, nux nut + -ula -ule
1. capitalized : the type genus of Nuculidae
2. -s
a. : a mollusk of the genus Nucula
b. : a nut shell or beaked cockle
ˈn(y)ükyələ noun
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, nutlet, from nuc-, nux nut + -ula -ule
1. capitalized : the type genus of Nuculidae
2. -s
a. : a mollusk of the genus Nucula
b. : a nut shell or beaked cockle
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012