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Noun: Placuna placenta
  1. Marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
    "Placuna placenta shells are often used to make decorative lampshades";
    - window oyster, windowpane oyster, capiz

Type of: oyster

Part of: genus Placuna, Placuna

Encyclopedia: Placuna placenta