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windowpane shell — noun see windowpane oyster * * * capiz … Useful english dictionary
windowpane oyster — noun marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell • Syn: ↑window oyster, ↑capiz, ↑Placuna placenta • Hypernyms: ↑oyster • Member Holonyms: ↑Placuna, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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capiz — noun marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell • Syn: ↑window oyster, ↑windowpane oyster, ↑Placuna placenta • Hypernyms: ↑oyster • Member Holonyms: ↑Placuna, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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capiz — /keuh peez , ka /, n. 1. a small marine bivalve of the genus Placuna, esp. P. placenta, common in Philippine coastal waters and some other parts of the Pacific Ocean. 2. Also called windowpane shell, windowglass shell. the squarish, translucent… … Universalium
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