- genus Arca
- nountype genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams• Syn: ↑Arca• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Arcidae, ↑family Arcidae• Member Meronyms: ↑ark shell, ↑blood clam
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genus Arca
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Arca — n. 1. 1 the type genus of the family {Arcidae}, including ark shells and blood clams. Syn: genus {Arca}. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Arca — noun type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams • Syn: ↑genus Arca • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Arcidae, ↑family Arcidae • Member Meronyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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ARCA — I. ARCA apud Romanos, Dispensatori, ut ex ea erogaret, credita est Iuvenal. Sat. 1. v. 89. Neque enim loculis comitantibus itur Ad casum tabulae, posita sed luditur Arcâ. Proelia quanta illic Dispensatore videbis Armigero? Imo adeo indiscreta… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
mollusk genus — noun a genus of mollusks • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Haliotis, ↑genus Haliotis, ↑Lambis, ↑genus Lambis, ↑Strombus, ↑genus Strombus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
photoreception — photoreceptive, adj. /foh toh ri sep sheuhn/, n. the physiological perception of light. [1905 10; PHOTO + RECEPTION] * * * Biological responses to stimulation by light, most often referring to the mechanism of vision. In one celled organisms such … Universalium
Arcidae — noun ark shells • Syn: ↑family Arcidae • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family • Member Holonyms: ↑Bivalvia, ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑class Lamellibranchia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
ark shell — noun marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat like inner surface • Hypernyms: ↑bivalve, ↑pelecypod, ↑lamellibranch • Member Holonyms: ↑Arca, ↑genus Arca * * * noun Etymology: so called … Useful english dictionary
blood clam — noun red blooded clam • Hypernyms: ↑bivalve, ↑pelecypod, ↑lamellibranch • Member Holonyms: ↑Arca, ↑genus Arca * * * noun : a clam of a genus (Arca) of widely distributed … Useful english dictionary
ark shell — any marine bivalve of the family Arcidae, esp. of the genus Arca, characterized by a heavy shell with a toothed hinge and a deep, boatlike inner surface. [1850 55] * * * ▪ mollusk any of the species of predominantly marine bivalve mollusks… … Universalium
