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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A pteropod of the family Hyaleidæ: so called from the thin hyaline shell.

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  • The glass-shell design of the building prevented fresh air from entering it and also trapped heat, Satyaprakash Vara-nashi, architect and convener of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage (Intach), told DNA.

    Analysis 2010

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