Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bivalve mollusk of the family Cardiidæ.
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- noun zoology Any member of the
Cardiidae .
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Examples
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This one seems to be one of the common cardiid shells Cardiidae.
A wall of marine mollusks in the middle of Istanbul AYDIN 2008
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This one seems to be one of the common cardiid shells Cardiidae.
Archive 2008-10-01 AYDIN 2008
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It features a carbonate beach, and the water has a high level of salinity--hence, the abundance of cardiid cockles, a species of bivalve that thrives in high salt concentrations, on Shell Beach.
Breathtaking Beaches © Corbis Cleopatra's Beach Sedir... 2006
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