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Solen

solen

1. (Science: medicine) A cradle, as for a broken limb. See Cradle.

2. (Science: zoology) Any marine bivalve mollusk belonging to Solen or allied genera of the family Solenidae; a razor shell.

Origin: NL, fr. Gr. Channel, a shellfish.


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