- windowglass shell
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/win"doh glas', -glahs'/capiz.[1965-70; WINDOW + GLASS]
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windowglass shell
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windowglass shell — /win doh glas , glahs / capiz. [1965 70; WINDOW + GLASS] … Useful english dictionary
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
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
