Ark shell

Ark shell
Ark shell Ark" shell` (Zo["o]l.) A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus {Arca} and its allies. [1913 Webster]

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  • ark-shell — arkˈ shell noun A box like bivalve mollusc shell (genus Arca) • • • Main Entry: ↑ark …   Useful english dictionary

  • ark shell — any marine bivalve of the family Arcidae, esp. of the genus Arca, characterized by a heavy shell with a toothed hinge and a deep, boatlike inner surface. [1850 55] * * * ▪ mollusk       any of the species of predominantly marine bivalve mollusks… …   Universalium

  • ark shell — noun marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat like inner surface • Hypernyms: ↑bivalve, ↑pelecypod, ↑lamellibranch • Member Holonyms: ↑Arca, ↑genus Arca * * * noun Etymology: so called …   Useful english dictionary

  • False ark shell — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia …   Wikipedia

  • noah's ark shell — noun see noah s ark 1 …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ark clam — Taxobox name = Ark clam image width = 250px image caption = Arca zebra shell. regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia subclassis = Pteriomorpha ordo = Arcoida familia = Arcidae familia authority = Lamarck, 1809 subdivision ranks =… …   Wikipedia

  • ark — n. [L. arca, chest] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A marine arcoid bivalve with an equivalve shell; a heavy box like shell; an arkshell …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • Noah's Ark — 1. See under Noah (def. 1). 2. an ark shell, Arca noae. [1605 15] * * * …   Universalium

  • box shell — noun : ark shell …   Useful english dictionary

  • Eddy Shell — Infobox Officeholder imagesize = name = Edwin Taylor Eddy Shell image size = caption = office=Bossier Parish Police Jury (or county commission) term start=1992 term end=May 2, 2008 succeeded=Paul M. Mac Plummer birth date = birth date |1937|4|6… …   Wikipedia

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