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‖ carinaria Zool.|kærɪˈnɛərɪə| [f. L. carīna keel.] A genus of Heteropodous Molluscs, having the heart and liver protected by a small and delicate shell of glassy translucency, known to collectors as Glass Nautilus and Venus's Slipper.
1847Carpenter Zool. §901. 1873 Dawson Earth and Man iv. 76 Those singular molluscous swimmers by fin or float known to zoologists as..Carinarias. |