Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In conchology, the typical genus of Rangiidæ. The R. cyrenoides is common in the States bordering on the Gulf of Mexico. Also called
Gnathodon . - noun In Actinozoa, a genus of ctenophorous acalephs, ranking as the type of a family.
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Examples
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I was walking on marine shell, rangia clam shell, walking out on a point I know, when I looked down, found a pot sherd, and then I started finding more and more, Travirca recalled.
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I was walking on marine shell, rangia clam shell, walking out on a point I know, when I looked down, found a pot sherd, and then I started finding more and more, Travirca recalled.
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"I was walking on marine shell, rangia clam shell, walking out on a point I know, when I looked down, found a pot sherd, and then I started finding more and more," Travirca recalled.
The Seattle Times 2011
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"I was walking on marine shell, rangia clam shell, walking out on a point I know, when I looked down, found a pot sherd, and then I started finding more and more," Travirca recalled.
chron.com Chronicle 2011
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"I was walking on marine shell, rangia clam shell, walking out on a point I know, when I looked down, found a pot sherd, and then I started finding more and more," Travirca recalled.
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