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Word: lunella (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1965-1965
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...then: "It is vestigial in the carnivorous septibranch bivalves"; what, have not the carnivorous septibranch bivalves their own vivacious style? "The style is present in only those herbivorous gastropods which feed by cilia or by slow radular action; in archeogastropods (e.g., Lunella) the style is mucus rod"; will Lunella tolerate such a slur? "Carnivorous snails have no style." The last straw...

Author: By Joel E. Cohen, | Title: A Matter of Style | 1/19/1965 | See Source »

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