Arcidae

plural noun

Ar·​ci·​dae

ˈärsəˌdē

: a large family of chiefly tropical lamellibranch mollusks (order Filibranchia) with ribbed equivalve shell having a strong toothed hinge see ark shell

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Arca, type genus + -idae

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