Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Bearing liræ; marked by liræ, as a shell.
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- adjective having fine
thread -likelines orgrooves .
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Examples
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Gerst.; but the last whorl is more inflated, and the surface of the shell is not malleated or lirate.
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This fine species most nearly resembles Vivipara ussuriensis, Gerst.; but the last whorl is more inflated, and the surface of the shell is not malleated or lirate.
Explorations in Australia The Journals of John McDouall Stuart John McDouall Stuart 1840
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