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Definition of Ark shell
1. Noun. Marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface.
Definition of Ark shell
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the family Arcidae of saltwater clams or marine bivalve molluscs. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Medical Definition of Ark shell
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Ark Shell
Literary usage of Ark shell
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Conchologist by John Warren (1834)
"This genus derives its name from Area Ark, Noah's ark shell, from the similitudes
which most of the species bear, when the valves are closed, ..."
2. Natural History of Hawaii: Being an Account of the Hawaiian People, the by William Alanson Bryan (1915)
"... 201, 236 uses of ,236 Noah's ark shell (ark shell), 456 Nobility a powerful
class, 54 Noctuids, 396 Nocturnal (309). ..."
3. An Introduction to the Study of Fossils (plants and Animals) by Hervey Woodburn Shimer (1914)
"(Good examples of these molds may easily be made by taking a complete clam or
ark shell, first dipping it in water, and then filling and surrounding it with ..."
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