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angel wing

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variants: or less commonly angel's wing

Definition of angel wing

: a boring mollusk of the family Pholadidae : piddock

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First Known Use of angel wing

1899, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of angel wing was in 1899

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“Angel wing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angel%20wing. Accessed 29 Jan. 2022.

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