Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of taxodont paleoconch pelecypods, found in the Devonian rocks.
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Examples
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Mr. Croker censures the poet for applying the word puella to a lady in
Famous Reviews R. Brimley Johnson 1899
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In the picture you can see a couple of long and narrow Bulgarica shells near the center and a couple of white Albinaria puella to the right.
Archive 2009-07-01 AYDIN 2009
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In the picture you can see a couple of long and narrow Bulgarica shells near the center and a couple of white Albinaria puella to the right.
It was 5 years ago today AYDIN 2009
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The fine distinction between demittere and dejicere caput are worthy of a glossary, while Pathica puella, puera, putus, pullipremo pusio, pygiaca sacra, quadrupes, scarabæus and smerdalius explain themselves.
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You can see 2 clausiliids, Albinaria puella and Bulgarica denticulata, Cantareus aspersus, Metafruticicola redtenbacheri and the flat Lindholmiola lens.
I am finally working on the material from that survey AYDIN 2008
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You can see 2 clausiliids, Albinaria puella and Bulgarica denticulata, Cantareus aspersus, Metafruticicola redtenbacheri and the flat Lindholmiola lens.
Archive 2008-12-01 AYDIN 2008
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Luctui dies indicebatur cum liberi nascantur, cum frater abit, amicus ab hospite captivus domum redeat, puella desponsetur.
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Interdiu oculi, et aures occupatae distrahunt animum, at noctu solus jactor, ad auroram somnus paulum misertus, nec tamen ex animo puella abiit, sed omnia mihi de Leucippe somnia erant.
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And Baldus the lawyer scoffs on, quum scholaris, inquit, loquitur cum puella, non praesumitur ei dicere, Pater noster, when a scholar talks with a maid, or another man's wife in private, it is presumed he saith not a pater noster.
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A virgin, as the poet holds, lasciva et petulans puella virgo, is like a flower, a rose withered on a sudden.
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