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Webster 1913 Edition
Tellina
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Tel-li′na
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] a kind of shellfish.]
(Zool.)
A genus of marine bivalve mollusks having thin, delicate, and often handsomely colored shells.
Definition 2024
Tellina
Tellina
See also: tellina
Translingual
Tellina radiata (105) second from top in center column
Tellina lingua-felis (106) third from top in left column
Tellina lingua-felis (106) third from top in left column
Proper noun
Tellina f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tellinidae.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Animalia - kingdom; Mollusca - phylum; Bivalvia - class; Heterodonta - subclass; Veneroida - order; Tellinoidea - superfamily; Tellinidae - family; Tellininae - subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): Tellina radiata - type species; for the numerous other species see Tellina at World Register of Marine Species
Derived terms
terms derived from Tellina