corbulan.
/ˈkɔːbjuːlə/ Zoology.
1. A common receptacle in which groups of gonangia are enclosed, in some of the Cœlenterata.
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1861 J. R. Greene Man. Animal Kingdom II. 95 A basket-like receptacle, or ‘corbula’, within which the reproductive bodies are lodged.
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2. (With capital C.) A genus of bivalve molluscs living in mud or sand, related to the clam.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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