ark shell
1Ark shell — (Zo[ o]l.) A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus {Arca} and its allies. [1913 Webster] …
2ark-shell — arkˈ shell noun A box like bivalve mollusc shell (genus Arca) • • • Main Entry: ↑ark …
3ark shell — any marine bivalve of the family Arcidae, esp. of the genus Arca, characterized by a heavy shell with a toothed hinge and a deep, boatlike inner surface. [1850 55] * * * ▪ mollusk any of the species of predominantly marine bivalve mollusks… …
4ark shell — noun marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat like inner surface • Hypernyms: ↑bivalve, ↑pelecypod, ↑lamellibranch • Member Holonyms: ↑Arca, ↑genus Arca * * * noun Etymology: so called …
5False ark shell — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia …
6noah's ark shell — noun see noah s ark 1 …
7Ark clam — Taxobox name = Ark clam image width = 250px image caption = Arca zebra shell. regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia subclassis = Pteriomorpha ordo = Arcoida familia = Arcidae familia authority = Lamarck, 1809 subdivision ranks =… …
8ark — n. [L. arca, chest] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) A marine arcoid bivalve with an equivalve shell; a heavy box like shell; an arkshell …
9Noah's Ark — 1. See under Noah (def. 1). 2. an ark shell, Arca noae. [1605 15] * * * …
10box shell — noun : ark shell …
