(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 2:52:39

Sax`i*ca"va (?), n.; pl. E. saxicavas (#), L. Saxicavae (#). [NL. See Saxicavous.] Zool.

Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks.

 

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