Avicula
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See also: avicula
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]Latin avis (“bird”) + -ula (“diminutive”), so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird
Proper noun
[edit]Avicula f
- (obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Pteriidae – marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; the species of which are now in genera Pteria, Electroma, Pinctada.
References
[edit]Pteriidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Pteriidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies