释义 |
lu·ci·na I. \lüˈsīnə\ noun (-s) Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Lucina, Roman goddess of childbirth archaic : midwife II. noun Etymology: New Latin, probably from Latin Lucina, Roman goddess of childbirth 1. capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Lucinidae) of chiefly tropical edible bivalve mollusks having a white orbicular shell and a very long cylindrical foot that is sometimes placed with related forms in a superfamily (Lucinacea) of the order Eulamellibranchia 2. -s : any mollusk of the genus Lucina • lu·cine \ˈlüˌsīn, -_sə̇n\ noun -s • lu·ci·noid \ˈlüsəˌnȯid\ adjective |