mactra
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English
Etymology
From the genus name.
Noun
mactra (plural mactras)
- Any marine bivalve shell of the numerous known species of genus Mactra and allied genera, some of which are used as food, for example the European clam Mactra stultorum.
Synonyms
References
- “mactra”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Late Latin gloss of Ancient Greek μάκτρα (máktra, “kneading trough”).
Noun
mactra f (genitive mactrae); first declension
Declension
First-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mactra | mactrae |
| genitive | mactrae | mactrārum |
| dative | mactrae | mactrīs |
| accusative | mactram | mactrās |
| ablative | mactrā | mactrīs |
| vocative | mactra | mactrae |
References
- “mactra”, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011