noun
marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
• Syn: ↑window oyster, ↑windowpane oyster, ↑Placuna placenta
• Hypernyms: ↑oyster
• Member Holonyms: ↑Placuna, ↑genus Placuna
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/keuh peez", ka-/, n.
1. a small marine bivalve of the genus Placuna, esp. P. placenta, common in Philippine coastal waters and some other parts of the Pacific Ocean.
2. Also called windowpane shell, windowglass shell. the squarish, translucent inner shell of Placuna used in making lamps, windowpane, and decorative objects.
[of unexplained orig.]
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capiz /kapˈiz/
noun
The translucent shell of a bivalve mollusc (Placuna placenta) used in making jewellery, etc
ORIGIN: Tagálog
Useful english dictionary. 2012.