Spondylus

See also: spondylus

Translingual

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin spondylus (“kind of mussel”) and Ancient Greek σπόνδῠλος (spóndŭlos), a dialectal form of σφόνδῠλος (sphóndŭlos, “vertebra”).

Proper noun

Spondylus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Spondylidae – spiny oysters.

Usage notes

Not to be confused with Spondylis, a genus of longhorn beetles.

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