maclurea

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Maclurea

Ma*clu"re*a\, n. [NL. Named from William Maclure, the geologist.] (Paleon.) A genus of spiral gastropod shells, often of large size, characteristic of the lower Silurian rocks.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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