| 单词 | window shell |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswindow shell window shell n. any of the bivalve molluscs constituting the family Placunidae, found in the Indian Ocean and adjoining seas, esp. Placuna placenta, having a thin flat translucent shell much used in decorative craftwork (also called capiz); (also) any of several similar bivalves of the genus Anomia (family Anomiidae). ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Triploblastica or Coelomata > class Pelecypoda or Conchifera > [noun] > section Asiphonida > family Placunidae > member of window shell1801 window oyster1815 1801 Catal. Museum M. de Calonne 96 The glassy placuna, or Chinese window shell. 1887 Guide to Shell & Starfish Galleries (Brit. Mus. (Nat. Hist.)) 46 The Placunidæ, sometimes called Window-shells and Saddle-Oysters, are very flat pearly shells with a remarkable hinge. 2015 A. Seilacher & A. . Gishlick Morphodynamics xv. 244/1 Best known is the ‘window shell’ Placuna placenta because Philippines artisans use it for making lampshades of various kinds. < as lemmas |
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