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Avicula
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avicula avícula
Translingual
thumb|Pteria colymbus species|200px
thumb|Pinctada margaritifera species|200px
Etymology
mul la avis bird + la -ula diminutive, so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird
Proper noun
1 f
mul obsolete genus family Pteriidae marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster, the species of which are now in genera Pteria genus, Electroma genus, Pinctada genus
References
Pteriidae
Pteriidae
mul Taxonomic names (obsolete)