TRIGONIA

Tri*go"ni*a, n. Etym: [NL. See Trigon. So called in allusion to the triangular shape of some species.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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LININ

(noun) an obsolete term for the network of viscous material in the cell nucleus on which the chromatin granules were thought to be suspended


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