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Mactra — Mac tra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? kneading trough, fr. ? to knead.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus {Mactra}, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as {Mactra stultorum}, of Europe. See {Surf clam},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mactra — Taxobox name = Mactra image caption = Mactra stultorum regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Mactridae genus = Mactra genus authority = Linnaeus, 1767 subdivision ranks = Species subdivision = See text … Wikipedia
Mactra stultorum — Mactra Mac tra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? kneading trough, fr. ? to knead.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus {Mactra}, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as {Mactra stultorum}, of Europe. See {Surf… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mactra solidissima — (Sea clam), s. Clams … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Mactra stultorum — Mactra stultorum … Wikipedia Español
Mactra corallina — Bunte Trogmuschel Bunte Trogmuschel (Mactra corallina (Linné, 1758)) Systematik Überordnung: Heterodonta … Deutsch Wikipedia
Mactra stultorum — taxobox name = Mactra stultorum image caption = Mactra stultorum regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalva ordo = Veneroida familia = Mactridae genus = Mactra species = M. stultorum binomial = Mactra sultorum binomial authority =… … Wikipedia
Mactra ovata — Taxobox name = Mactra ovata regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Veneroida familia = Mactridae genus = Mactra species = M. ovata binomial = Mactra ovata binomial authority = Pfeiffer, 1864 Mactra ovata is a trough shell… … Wikipedia
Mactra solidissima — Surf Surf, n. [Formerly spelled suffe, and probably the same word as E. sough.] The swell of the sea which breaks upon the shore, esp. upon a sloping beach. [1913 Webster] {Surf bird} (Zo[ o]l.), a ploverlike bird of the genus {Aphriza}, allied… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mactra solidissima — Sea clam Sea clam (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of the large bivalve mollusks found on the open seacoast, especially those of the family {Mactrid[ae]}, as the common American species. ({Mactra solidissima} or {Spisula solidissima}); called also {beach clam} … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
