orbicular
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It is — I’m not sure I’m going to pronounce this right — an orbicular batfish, related to spadefish that you can find on the East Coast.
From Washington Post
Shell ovate, smooth, obscure sea green; outer lip above immarginate; inner lip broad, flat; perforations numerous, very small, orbicular and smooth.
From Project Gutenberg
Flower coriaceous, mostly orbicular or ovate, flat on the inner side, convex on the outer.
From Project Gutenberg
The eggs of this shell, contained in a transparent orbicular nidus, the size of a turtle's egg, were found thrown up on the sea-beach of the island.
From Project Gutenberg
Sepals.—Two; orbicular; thin; papery; two to four lines across; whitish; equaling the petals.
From Project Gutenberg
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