- beaked cockle
- noun
: a mollusk of the genus Nuculana or family Nuculanidae — called also elongate nut shell
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
beaked cockle
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elongate nut shell — noun : beaked cockle … Useful english dictionary
nucula — ˈn(y)ükyələ noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, nutlet, from nuc , nux nut + ula ule 1. capitalized : the type genus of Nuculidae … Useful english dictionary
nuculanidae — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈlanəˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Nuculana, type genus + idae : a family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Protobranchia) related to and formerly included in Nuculidae but distinguished by a shell that is … Useful english dictionary
