AVICULA

Meaning of AVICULA in English

(n.) A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird.

Webster's English dictionary. Английский словарь Webster. 2012

AVICULA — ( n. ) A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; -- so called …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
AVICULA — noun a genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; so called from a …
Webster English vocab
PEARL OYSTER — noun : any of several large marine bivalve mollusks of the genera Avicula and Pinctada (especially P. margaritifera ) that …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OCARINA — ˌäkəˈrēnə noun ( -s ) Etymology: Italian, dim of oca goose, from Late Latin auca, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin avica, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AVICULIDAE — ˌavə.ˈkyüləˌdē Etymology: New Latin, from Avicula (synonym of Pteria ), type genus (from Latin avicula small bird) + -idae; from …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AVICULARIUM — əˌvikyəˈla(a)rēəm noun ( plural avicular·ia -ēə) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin avicula + -arium -ary : a small prehensile process …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
AVICULARIA — əˌvikyəˈla(a)rēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin avicula small bird (diminutive of avis bird) + New Latin -aria …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
WING-SHELL — (n.) Any one of various species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the genus Avicula, in which the hinge border …
Английский словарь Webster
SEA WING — () A wing shell (Avicula).
Английский словарь Webster
WING-SHELL — ( n. ) Any one of various species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the genus Avicula, in which the …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEA WING — A wing shell (Avicula).
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WING-SHELL — noun any pteropod shell. 2. wing-shell ·noun any marine gastropod shell of the genus strombus. ·see strombus. 3. wing-shell ·noun …
Webster English vocab
SEA WING — a wing shell (avicula).
Webster English vocab
PEARL — (Heb. gabish). The Hebrew word in (Job 28:18) probably means "crystal." Pearls, however are frequently mentioned in the New Testament, …
Smith's Bible English Dictionary

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