Avicula

See also avicula

Translingual

Pteria colymbus

Pinctada margaritifera

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Avicula

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Pteriidae — marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird.

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