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Pteria
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pteria
Translingual
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Etymology
From mul la-new pteria, from mul grc πτερόν.
Proper noun
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genus family Pteriidae winged oyster s
Synonyms
Avicula genus
Hypernyms
genus ; Bivalvia class class; Pteriomorphia superorder subclass; Pterioida order order; Pteriidae family family
Hyponyms
genus Pteria colymbus species (Atlantic wing-oyster), Pteria hirundo species, Pteria longisquamosa species, Pteria sterna species (Pacific wing-oyster), Pteria vitrea species selected species; for more see World Registry of Marine Species
References
Pteria (genus) Pteria (genus)
Pteriidae
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Latin
Etymology
Borrowed from la grc Πτερίᾱ.
Proper noun
Pteria<1.loc> Pteria
la New Latin la An <<ancient city>> in Cappadocia, modern <<c/Turkey>>, perhaps modern Kerkenes.
Declension
Pteria<1.loc>