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Avicula

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; - so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Avicula'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​a/avicula.html. 1828.