Definition of Mactra. Meaning of Mactra. Synonyms of Mactra

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Definition of Mactra

Mactra
Mactra Mac"tra, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? kneading trough, fr. ? to knead.] (Zo["o]l.) Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra, and allied genera. Many species are known. Some of them are used as food, as Mactra stultorum, of Europe. See Surf clam, under Surf.

Meaning of Mactra from wikipedia

- ligament instead. Mactra chinensis Philippi, 1846 Mactra glabrata Linnaeus, 1767 Mactra glauca Born, 1778 Mactra grandis (Gmelin, 1791) Mactra guidoi Signorelli...
- The ra**** trough s**** (Mactra stultorum, previously sometimes known as Mactra corallina), is a species of edible sal****er clam, a marine bivalve mollusc...
- Mactra chinensis is a species of sal****er clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough s****. Mactra chinensis is found living...
- Mactra glabrata is a species of bivalves belonging to the family Mactridae. The species inhabits southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans. Bieler R, Bouchet...
- north than the North Sea. The Mactra s**** found in this zone are now extinct. Species found in the Venerupis and Mactra zones are the same as found in...
- Mactra glauca is a species of sal****er clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Mactridae, the trough s****. Mactra glauca has a broadly triangular...
- philippinarum Many species in the family Mactridae, including: Atlantic surf clam Mactra stultorum Meretrix (genus) Meretrix lyrata Tresus Tresus capax Tresus nuttallii...
- mix and uses wakegi scallion and baka-gai (バカガイ / 馬鹿貝, a trough s****, Mactra chinensis) as standard. Rice has historically been the staple food of the...
- connections. Baka6 "trough s****" is a truncation of bakagai 馬鹿貝 "trough s****; Mactra chinensis". Baka7 "numbness (of limbs)" is used in the expression baka ni...
- which are actually the adductor muscles of the bakagai or aoyagi clams (Mactra chinensis). Kakiage using fresh sakura shrimp are usually offered in the...