单词 | midas's ear |
释义 | > as lemmasMidas's ear b. The shell of the volute Ellobium aurismidae. Also Midas's ear. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Gastropoda > [noun] > order Pulmonifera > Inoperculata > family Auriculidae > member of genus Auricula > shell of Midas's ear1713 1713 J. Petiver Aquatilium Animalium Amboinæ 2 Auris Midæ..Midas Ear. 1776 E. M. da Costa Elements Conchol. 209 The Midas's Ear, and others, for these Shells, though in shape and appearance they seem Buccina, yet, their mouth..strongly distinguishes them. 1835 Penny Cycl. III. 109 Auricula Midæ (Lam.), voluta auris Midæ (Linn.), the Midas's ear of collectors, is a good example of the genus. 1982 R. T. Abbott & S. P. Dance Compendium of Seashells 282 Midas ear. < as lemmas |
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