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Mactra

Webster's Dictionary

(n.) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf.

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