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gryphaea

gryphaea noun: any of the genus †Gryphaea of extinct gryphaeid oysters, devil's toenails.

gryphaea: any of the genus †Gryphaea of extinct gryphaeid oysters, devil's toenails
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Noun

gryphaea (plural gryphaeas)

  1. Any of the genus †Gryphaea of extinct gryphaeid oysters, devil's toenails.

Forms of gryphaea

pluralgryphaeas

Origin of gryphaea

Borrowed from translingual Gryphaea.

Questions about gryphaea

What does gryphaea mean?
Gryphaea means any of the genus †Gryphaea of extinct gryphaeid oysters, devil's toenails.
What part of speech is gryphaea?
Gryphaea is a noun.
What is the plural of gryphaea?
The plural of gryphaea is gryphaeas.

Words near gryphaea in the dictionary

  1. Gryon
  2. grype
  3. gryped
  4. grypes
  5. gryph
  6. gryphaea
  7. gryphaeas
  8. gryphaeid
  9. gryphaeids
  10. gryphite
  11. gryphites

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