Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A univalve shell having a large aperture or mouth.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) One of a group of univalve shells, having a large aperture or mouth.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology One of a group of
univalve shells , having a largeaperture ormouth .
Etymologies
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Ancient Greek, meaning "great mouth".
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