Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Glycymerididae — the bittersweet clams.
Etymologies
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New Latin, from Ancient Greek (glykymeris) (a word recorded in only one work, possibly from γλυκύς (glukus, "sweet") and μέρος (meros, "part"))
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Examples
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In terms of absolute numbers, and the number of ruins in which they have been found, the leading shells are Olivella, Glycymeris, Strombus, and
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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