corbicula
Americannoun
plural
corbiculaenoun
Other Word Forms
- corbiculate adjective
Etymology
Origin of corbicula
1810–20; < New Latin, little basket; corbeil
Example Sentences
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On its shores are tortoises, mud-turtles, crayfish and innumerable sand-hoppers; and at varying depths in the lake several species of Melania, Melanopsis, Neritina, Corbicula and Unio have been found.
From Project Gutenberg
Most recently, an invasive Asian clam, Corbicula fluminea, blamed for algal blooms that clouded Lake Tahoe, has been found in Lake George.
From New York Times
Corbicula of humble bee 67 ,, 10-12.
From Project Gutenberg
Corbicula -um: a concave, smooth space, edged by a fringe of hairs arising from the margins of the posterior tibiae in bees, forming the pollen basket its function is to hold the collected pollen in place.
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