cardita
noun
car·di·ta
\kärˈdītə, -ˈē-\
Definition of cardita
1 capitalized : a genus (the type of the family Carditidae) of marine lamellibranch mollusks resembling the cockles but lacking siphons and having a short foot
2 plural -s : any mollusk of the genus Cardita
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Origin and Etymology of cardita
New Latin, from Greek kardia heart + Latin -ita -ite
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