| 单词 | spondylus shell | 
| 释义 | > as lemmasspondylus shell   One or other of the species of bivalves belonging to the genus  Spondylus, characterized by foliaceous spines. Also attributive, as  spondylus shell. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > 			[noun]		 > section Asiphonida > family Spondylidae > species of genus Spondylus spondylus1601 spondyle1668 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > 			[adjective]		 > of species of genus Spondylus spondylus shell1932 1601    P. Holland tr.  Pliny Hist. World II. 446  				The fish likewise called Spondylus, is said to rid away the tertian ague. 1753    Chambers's Cycl. Suppl.  				Spondylus,..a kind of oister of an oblong and umbonated form, of which there are several species. 1777    T. Pennant Brit. Zool. 		(ed. 4, quarto)	 IV.  vi. 68  				Spondyli, a sort of Bivalve, with strong hinges, found in the Mediterranean sea. 1835–6    Todd's Cycl. Anat. & Physiol. I. 112/2  				The annexed figure of the organs of the spondylus. 1840    E. Blyth et al.  Cuvier's Animal Kingdom 372  				The Spondyli are eaten like Oysters. 1885    A. Brassey In Trades 160  				One large cabinet..includes many interesting specimens, especially of the various kinds of spondylus. 1932    R. F. Fortune Sorcerers of Dobu v. 189  				The groom and his kin..must accumulate..a spondylus shell necklace or two. 1979    Archaeology July 11/2  				Many Precolumbian ornaments and beads were manufactured from the rosy-colored rims of spondylus shells. < as lemmas | 
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