释义 |
peˈtuncle rare. [a. F. pétoncle (1555 in Hatz.-Darm.), ad. L. pectuncul-us, dim. of pecten a scallop.] A small scallop-shell.
1854Badham Halieut. 42 The best nidus for all kinds of coquillages, oysters, scallops, the petuncles (whence we derive our purples). |