Crossword-Solution: TRIGONIA
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|
| TRIGONIA | anagram | IGNORATI, RIGATONI |
We have 1 clue for the answer “TRIGONIA”
| Clue | Answers |
|---|---|
| Mollusk genus | 6 answers |
✏️ Suggest another clue
Know another question for crossword solution "TRIGONIA"? Please add your clue to the biggest crossword databank now!
Dermatological complaint
?
E
?
C
?
Z
?
E
?
M
?
A
Hint 1 meaning
An inflammatory disease of the skin, characterized by the
presence of redness and itching, an eruption of small vesicles, and the
discharge of a watery exudation, which often dries up, leaving the skin
covered with crusts; -- called also tetter, milk crust, and salt rheum.
Hint 2 anagram
CEMZAE
Hint 3 another clue
eruption
7 +1
New Suggestion for "TRIGONIA"
Related word tools
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.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: NYT.
Used 1 time in crossword archives (1976).