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pandora

Pronunciation: /panˈdɔːrə/

(also pandora shell or Pandora's box shell)
Definition of pandora

noun

  • a burrowing bivalve mollusc with a fragile shell, the unequal valves of which form a ‘box’ with a lid.
    • Genus Pandora, family Pandoridae

Origin:

modern Latin, from Greek pandoura 'three-stringed lute' (because of the shell's resemblance to the soundbox of a stringed instrument)

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