perlorodka

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Etymology

From perla +‎ -o- +‎ rodit +‎ -ka.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -otka
  • Hyphenation: per‧lo‧rod‧ka

Noun

perlorodka f

  1. pearl shellfish (any shellfish creating pearls)
    • 1902, Josef Babor, “Perlorodky”, in Ottův slovník naučný, part XIX, Praha: J. Otto, page 493:
      Perlorodky, lasturnatci, kteří poskytují perly.
      Pearl shellfish, shellfish, which make pearls.
  2. Margaritifera (genus of freshwater mussels)
    • 2008, Sbírka zákonů České republiky, Praha: MV ČR:
      Předmětem ochrany národní přírodní památky je biotop a populace perlorodky říční (Margaritifera margaritifera).
      The biotope and population of freshwater pearl mussel (Margaritifera margaritifera) are a subject of protection of the national natural monument.

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Further reading

  • perlorodka”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • perlorodka”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989