ăvĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [avis],
a small bird : aviculae nidulus, Gell. 2, 29, 2: canorae, Ap. Met. 11, 7, 15.
·noun A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; — so called...
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