ostracum

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English

Etymology

From New Latin ostracum, from Ancient Greek ὄστρακον (óstrakon, pottery fragment; shell).

Noun

ostracum (plural ostraca)

  1. (archaeology) A fragment of pottery.
  2. (malacology) The middle layer of a molluscan shell.

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