Nuculana

noun

Nu·​cu·​la·​na

-yəˌlanə,

-länə,

-lānə

: the type genus of Nuculanidae comprising various beaked cockles

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Nucula + -ana (from Latin, neuter plural of -anus -an)

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