avícula

See also: avicula and Avicula

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin avicula. The bivalve (sense 2) is known as such due to the supposed resemblance of its shell to the tail of a swallow.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧ví‧cu‧la
  • Homophone: avícola

Noun

avícula f (plural avículas)

  1. (uncommon) small bird
    Synonym: avezinha
  3. (Portugal) marine bivalves in the genus Avicula

Further reading

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