单词 | thorn oyster |
释义 | > as lemmasthorn oyster thorn oyster n. popular name of bivalves of the family Spondylidæ, in which the older specimens have the lower valve spiny; also thorny oyster. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Spondylidae > member of thorn oyster1860 1860 F. C. L. Wraxall Life in Sea viii. 208 They [species of Spondyli] are distinguished by bright colours, but more especially by the long thorns and spurs with which they are covered, and for this reason they are also called Thorn Oysters. < as lemmas |
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