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Pinctada

noun
1.
Pearl oysters.  Synonym: genus Pinctada.



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Pinctada margaritifera


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... orient pearls on the coast of North Queensland is the gold-lip mother-of-pearl PINCTADA MAXIMA, while the black lip PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA occasionally yields fine and flawless specimens of a silvery lustre. One which is still lovingly remembered was of pale blue and wonderfully lighted. The commonest of the giant ...
— Tropic Days • E. J. Banfield


Words linked to "Pinctada" :   Pteriidae, family Pteriidae, pearl oyster, genus Pinctada, mollusk genus


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