| 释义 |
ol·i·vel·la
\ˌäləˈvelə\ noun
Etymology: New Latin, diminutive of Latin oliva olive — more at olive
1. capitalized : a genus of small marine snails (family Olividae) having an operculum and a smooth shining shell formerly used by some Indians of the Pacific coast of No. America as money and for ornament — compare olive shell
2. -s : any shell or animal of the genus Olivella |