Avicula

·noun A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster;

— so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird.

← Aviatrix × Avicular →

avicula
ăvĭcŭla, ae, f. dim. [avis], a small bird : aviculae nidulus, Gell. 2, 29, 2: canorae, Ap. Met. ...

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