pinnothere

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A small crab of the genus Pinnotheres, which live symbiotically in the shells of certain molluscs. obsolete
    — The shell-fish called a Nacre, liveth even so with the Pinnotere, which is a little creature like unto a Crabfish, and as his porter or usher waits upon him, attending the opening of the Nacre[…].

词形变化

pinnotheres plural pinnotere alternative

词源

From Latin pīnotērēs, from Ancient Greek πινοτήρης (pinotḗrēs), from Ancient Greek πίνη (pínē, “pen shell”) + Ancient Greek τηρέω (tēréō, “to guard”).
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