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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A genus of taxodont paleoconch pelecypods, found in the Devonian rocks.

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Examples

  • Mr. Croker censures the poet for applying the word puella to a lady in

    Famous Reviews R. Brimley Johnson 1899

  • In the picture you can see a couple of long and narrow Bulgarica shells near the center and a couple of white Albinaria puella to the right.

    Archive 2009-07-01 AYDIN 2009

  • In the picture you can see a couple of long and narrow Bulgarica shells near the center and a couple of white Albinaria puella to the right.

    It was 5 years ago today AYDIN 2009

  • The fine distinction between demittere and dejicere caput are worthy of a glossary, while Pathica puella, puera, putus, pullipremo pusio, pygiaca sacra, quadrupes, scarabæus and smerdalius explain themselves.

    The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

  • You can see 2 clausiliids, Albinaria puella and Bulgarica denticulata, Cantareus aspersus, Metafruticicola redtenbacheri and the flat Lindholmiola lens.

    I am finally working on the material from that survey AYDIN 2008

  • You can see 2 clausiliids, Albinaria puella and Bulgarica denticulata, Cantareus aspersus, Metafruticicola redtenbacheri and the flat Lindholmiola lens.

    Archive 2008-12-01 AYDIN 2008

  • Luctui dies indicebatur cum liberi nascantur, cum frater abit, amicus ab hospite captivus domum redeat, puella desponsetur.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • Interdiu oculi, et aures occupatae distrahunt animum, at noctu solus jactor, ad auroram somnus paulum misertus, nec tamen ex animo puella abiit, sed omnia mihi de Leucippe somnia erant.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • And Baldus the lawyer scoffs on, quum scholaris, inquit, loquitur cum puella, non praesumitur ei dicere, Pater noster, when a scholar talks with a maid, or another man's wife in private, it is presumed he saith not a pater noster.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

  • A virgin, as the poet holds, lasciva et petulans puella virgo, is like a flower, a rose withered on a sudden.

    Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

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