单词 | finger shell |
释义 | > as lemmasfinger shell finger shell n. a razor shell (superfamily Solenaceae). ΚΠ 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory ii. xiv. 339/2 A Pirot, or Pitot (in some places called a Hag-fish) shell: it is a round shell like a finger, which in Latine is termed Vnguis Marinus; the Sea Finger shell; it opens like the Muskle. 1742 P. Collinson Let. 3 Feb. in J. Bartram Corr. (1992) 180 It seems to Agree near with our and your Solen—by some called Razor-Shell, by others Finger Shell and what thou reckons a Sort of Clams. 1995 Van Nostrand's Sci. Encycl. (ed. 8) II. 2832/1 Among them the spiral staircase or wentletrap, periwinkle, conch, finger shell, cowry,..and others are to be found on the coasts of the United States. < as lemmas |
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