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Re: Hebrew shell names
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Moshe Erlendur Okon <[log in to unmask]>
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Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 15 Jul 1999 21:21:32 +0300
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Shalom Michael,
I can think of Cypraea leviathan at the moment (leviathan is a Hebrew word
from the bible meaning "whale").
There are also quite a few land shells here with names representing their
habitat, such as Cecilioides judaica.

Moshe Erlendur Okon
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Jerusalem, Israel

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