Dim’y-a-ry1, n.
n. [Gr. δὶς, for δις, twice, twofold, and μύειν, to shut.] (Zoöl.) A bivalve mollusk which closes its shell by means of two muscles. Dana.
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n. [Gr. δὶς, for δις, twice, twofold, and μύειν, to shut.] (Zoöl.) A bivalve mollusk which closes its shell by means of two muscles. Dana.
a. Belonging or relating to the dimyaries.