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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A bivalve mollusk of the pearl-oyster family, Aviculidæ, and genus Malleus: so called from the shape of the shell. There are several species, of Oriental seas, the best-known being Malleus vulgaris. Also called
hammer-oyster .
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