释义 |
spon·dy·lus noun Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, a kind of mussel, from Greek spondylos — more at spondyl 1. capitalized : a genus of large, thick, inequivalve, usually spinose and attached, bivalve mollusks (family Spondylidae) that are remarkable for perfection of the hinge 2. -es : any mollusk of the family Spondylidae : spiny oyster |