windowpane oyster

noun

Placuna placenta, a bivalve marine mollusc in the family Placunidae, with a durable translucent shell.

Similar
window oystercapizPlacuna placenta
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Meanings

nounwindowpane oyster (plural windowpane oysters)

plural windowpane oysters

  1. Placuna placenta, a bivalve marine mollusc in the family Placunidae, with a durable translucent shell.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounmarine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell

Similar
window oystercapizPlacuna placenta
Broader
oyster
Also see
capiz

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

The translucent shells were traditionally used as a glass substitute.

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APA

windowpane oyster. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windowpane%20oyster

MLA

“windowpane oyster.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windowpane%20oyster. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “windowpane oyster,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/windowpane%20oyster.

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