spondylus
1 of 2noun
spon·dy·lus
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1
capitalized : a genus of large, thick, inequivalve, usually spinose and attached, bivalve mollusks (family Spondylidae) that are remarkable for perfection of the hinge
2
plural -es : any mollusk of the family Spondylidae : spiny oyster
-spondylus
2 of 2noun combining form
-spon·dy·lus
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: animal having (such) vertebrae —in generic names
Palaeospondylus
Word History
Etymology
Noun
New Latin, from Latin, a kind of mussel, from Greek spondylos
Noun combining form
New Latin, from Latin spondylus vertebra
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