| 单词 | otter-shell |
| 释义 | > as lemmasotter-shell otter-shell n. any of various burrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Lutraria (family Lutrariidae), with relatively thin elliptical shells. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Siphonida > sinu-pallialia > family Mactridae > member of horseshoe1775 hen clam1841 otter-shell1865 trough shell1867 surf clam1873 1865 J. G. Wood Comm. Shells of Sea-shore 45 As is implied by the scientific title, Lutraria, the Otter-shells inhabit the mud, into which they burrow deeply, exactly as do the Gapers. 1865 J. G. Wood Comm. Shells of Sea-shore 47 The Oblong Otter-shell is not so plentiful as its oval relative. 1901 E. Step Shell Life ix. 152 Another small genus of this order is known as the Otter-shells (Lutraria), of which we have two species. 1977 N. F. McMillan Observer's Bk. Seashells 137 The three British Otter-shells (Family Lutrariidae) are large shells, the first-mentioned [sc. Lutraria lutraria] being the largest and also the most frequently encountered. < as lemmas |
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