cardita

noun

car·​di·​ta

kärˈdītə,

-ˈē-

1

capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Carditidae) of marine lamellibranch mollusks resembling the cockles but lacking siphons and having a short foot

2

plural -s : any mollusk of the genus Cardita

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek kardia heart + Latin -ita -ite

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