Zool. Pl. spondyli. [L.: see SPONDYL(E.] One or other of the species of bivalves belonging to the genus Spondylus, characterized by foliaceous spines.

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1601.  Holland, Pliny, II. 446. The fish likewise called Spondylus, is said to rid away the tertian ague.

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1753.  Chambers, Cycl., Suppl., Spondylus,… kind of oister of an oblong and umbonated form, of which there are several species.

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1777.  Pennant, Brit. Zool. (ed. 4), IV. 58. Spondyli, a sort of Bivalve, with strong hinges, found in the Mediterranean sea.

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1835–6.  Todd’s Cycl. Anat., I. 112/2. The annexed figure of the organs of the spondylus.

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1840.  Cuvier’s Anim. Kingd., 372. The Spondyli are eaten like Oysters.

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1885.  Lady Brassey, The Trades, 160. One large cabinet … includes many interesting specimens, especially of the various kinds of spondylus.

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