Associations to the word «Periostracum» - Word Associations Network

Noun

Whorl
Shell
Layer
Valve
Mantle
Snail
Compartment
Surface
Specimen
Protein
Color
Species
Hair
Growth
Feature
Wall
Form

Adjective

Concentric
Yellowish
Shell
Glossy
Olive
Brown
Hairy
Thin
Outer
Irregular
Thick
Covered
Organic
Smooth
Color
Pale
Gray
Fine
White
Dark
Green
Often
Very
Short

Verb

Secrete
Extend

Adverb

Usually

Wiktionary

PERIOSTRACUM, noun. (malacology) The proteinaceous outer sheath of many molluscan shells.

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