Dosinia

noun

Do·​sin·​ia

dōˈsinēə

: a genus of bivalve mollusks (family Veneridae) having a flattened rounded shell, large foot, and united siphons

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from dosin, native name in Senegal for a species of this genus + New Latin -ia

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