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10 Language-to-English Dictionaries鸟蛤
Pronunciation / Transliteration: niǎo há
"鸟蛤是一种生活在沙滩里的双壳类软体动物。"
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A genus of edible bivalve mollusks comprising the cockles, characterized by heart-shaped shells when viewed from the end.
"The paleontologist identified the fossilized remains as belonging to a species of Cardium." - 2
Any bivalve mollusk belonging to the family Cardiidae.
"Cardium shells are commonly found washed ashore along sandy European beaches."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the New Latin genus name, originating from the Ancient Greek kardia meaning 'heart', due to the heart-shaped cross-section of the shell valves. The term was adopted into scientific English in the 18th century for taxonomic classification of bivalve mollusks.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Cardium" is said worldwide
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coque
Transliteration: kok
"Les coques se trouvent souvent dans le sable."
Herzmuschel
Transliteration: herts-mushel
"Die Herzmuschel ist eine beliebute Meeresfrucht."
cardio
Transliteration: kardyo
"I cardi sono molluschi bivalvi molto comuni."
berberecho
Transliteration: berbe-re-cho
"Compramos berberechos frescos en el mercado del puerto."
berbigão
Transliteration: ber-bi-gãw
"O berbigão é um bivalve muito saboroso."
हृदय-कवच
Transliteration: hriday-kavach
"कार्डियम एक प्रकार का सीप वाला जीव है।"
鸟蛤
Transliteration: niǎo há
"鸟蛤是一种生活在沙滩里的双壳类软体动物。"
새조개
Transliteration: sae-jogae
"새조개는 조개류의 일종입니다."
ザルガイ
Transliteration: zarugai
"ザルガイは砂浜に生息する二枚貝です。"
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