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Avicula

A*vic"u*la\, n. [L., small bird.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine bivalves, having a pearly interior, allied to the pearl oyster; -- so called from a supposed resemblance of the typical species to a bird.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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