|
|
Definition of Ancylus
1. Noun. Type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet.
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Ancylidae, Family Ancylidae
Member holonyms: Ancylus Fluviatilis, Freshwater Limpet, River Limpet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ancylus
Literary usage of Ancylus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1855)
"On ancylus oblongus and A. fluviatilis. By WILLIAM CLARK, Esq. To the Editors of
the Annals of Natural History. GENTLEMEN, Norfolk Crescent, Bath, ..."
2. Annals of the Lyceum of Natural History of New York by New York Academy of Sciences (1858)
"Descriptions of New Species of ancylus and ... Descriptions of New Species of
ancylus and LOSA, from the Western States of North America. ..."
3. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1891)
"ancylus lacustris (L.). This species is local. It is recorded by Dr White for
three counties (Edinburghshire in Duddingston Loch, Perthshire, ..."
4. Bulletin of the Geological Institution of the University of Upsala by Uppsala universitet Geologiska institutionen (1908)
"At the end of the melting-time of the inland ice, the Baltic was because of the
rising of the land changed into the ancylus Lake. With the formation of this ..."
5. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1908)
"Aspidiotus ancylus Putnam vs. circularis Fitch. BY CL MARLATT. ... is identical
with the insect so long known as Putnam's scale (Aspidiotus ancylus Putn. ..."
Other Resources:
