释义 |
car·di·i·dae \kärˈdīəˌdē\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Cardium, type genus + -idae : a family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Eulamellibranchia) that have an equivalve ribbed shell with prominent umbones, a large foot adapted for creeping over sandy bottoms, and much-folded gills and that include the true cockles |