macoma
[ muh-koh-muh ]
/ məË?koÊŠ mÉ™ /
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noun
any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Macoma, having a glossy, thin, usually white shell.
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Origin of macoma
From New Latin
Words nearby macoma
MacManus, Macmillan, MacMonnies, MacNeice, maco, macoma, Macomb, Macon, Maconchy, Macoun, Macpherson
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How to use macoma in a sentence
I then no longer doubted that the genius Macoma supported me, and attributed his behaviour to her supernatural power.
Under the resemblance of the Koran, behold, the genius Macoma instructs thine heart.
But the arts of the magicians were vain, and Macoma remained deaf to the entreaties of the Sultan and his sages.
But Macoma, the chief of the priests, was in no humour just then to help his illustrious master out of a difficulty.
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