Crossword-Solution: TRIGONIA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Trigonia | n. | A genus of pearly bivalve shells, numerous extinct species of which are characteristic of the Mesozoic rocks. A few living species exist on the coast of Australia. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| TRIGONIA | anagram | IGNORATI, RIGATONI |
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Form of quartz with coloured bands
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Hint 1 meaning
A semipellucid, uncrystallized variety of quartz, presenting
various tints in the same specimen. Its colors are delicately arranged
in stripes or bands, or blended in clouds.
Hint 2 anagram
AETAG
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with TRIGONIA (5)
For instance, some species of Trigonia, a great genus of shells in the secondary formations, survive in the Australian seas; and a few members of the great and almost extinct group of Ganoid fishes still inhabit our fresh waters.
Gay found in the neighbouring Cordillera, at the height of 14,000 feet above the sea, a fossiliferous formation, including a Trigonia and Pholadomya (D’Orbigny “Voyage” Part Geolog.
Among these shells are _Pecten quadricostatus,_ and several others which are common to the upper and lower part of the series, and _ Trigonia limbata,_ D’Orbigny, a shell of the white chalk.
Occasionally, when the force of the river abated, marine shells of the genera _Trigonia, Turritella, Pecten,_ etc., established themselves in the same area, and plants allied to _Zostera_ and _Fucus_ grew on the bottom.
They consist of:— Natica australis, d’Orbigny, “Voyage, Part Pal.” Mactra Araucana, d’Orbigny, “Voyage, Part Pal.” Trigonia Hanetiana, d’Orbigny, “Voyage, Part Pal.” Pecten, fragments of, probably two species, but too imperfect for description.
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1976).