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Webster 1913 Edition


Trigonia

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Tri-go′ni-a

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Noun.
[NL. See
Trigon
. So called in allusion to the triangular shape of some species.]
(Zool.)
A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living species exist on the coast of Australia.