Arctica

arctica Translingual Etymology mul Proper noun 1 f genus family Arcticidae family several bivalve mollusks, including quahogs Hyponyms genus Arctica islandica species - sole extant species References Arctica (bivalve) Arctica (bivalve) 1 1 English Etymology From en la arctica, from la arcticus northern, from en grc ἀρκτικός northern, from grc Ἄρκτος Arctos, the Great Bear Constellation, the constellation en Ursa Major which points to the North Celestial Pole, from grc ἄρκτος bear, the star pattern shape of the constellation Arctos. Proper noun en ancient continent situated in the Arctic, formed from the Canadian and Siberian shields. A hypothetical continent that allegedly sank into the en Arctic Ocean. Translations An ancient continent Finnish: fi Arctica Swedish: sv Arktika n See also en proposed sunken continents Atlantis Lemuria Mu Zealandia Anagrams en aaccirt Ritacca acratic