Avicula

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See also: avicula

Translingual

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Etymology

Latin avis (“bird”) + -ula (“diminutive”), so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird

Proper noun

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  1. (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, Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:taxlink at line 68: Parameter "noshow" is not used by this template..

References

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