conchifern.
/ˈkɒŋkɪfə/ Zoology.
A bivalve mollusc of the class Conchifera.
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cockOE
cockle1311
conch?1527
palour1589
conchyle1610
bivalvular1677
bivalve1684
nut-mussel1705
concha1755
cuckolda1757
Acephala1802
pullet1803
ciliograde1835
conchifer1835
acephalan1840
acephal1845
bivalvian1863
pelecypod1875
tea-clam1883
steamer clam1909
1835–6 Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 695/2 The family of monomyary Conchifers.
1847 D. T. Ansted Anc. World iv. 55 The brachiopods..were..superseded..by the higher conchifers.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
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