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Webster 1913 Edition


Dimyaria

Dim′y-a

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Dimˊy-a′ri-a

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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] = [GREEK] + [GREEK] to close.]
(Zool.)
An order of lamellibranchiate mollusks having an anterior and posterior adductor muscle, as the common clam. See
Bivalve
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