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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

;

pl. E.

saxicavas

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, L.

Saxicavae

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[NL. See

(Zool.)

Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus

Saxicava

. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.

See also: Saxicava

saxicava ‎(plural saxicavas or saxicavae)