‖In′o‐cer″a‐mus (?), n. [NL., fr. Gr. ἴσ, ινὄσ, a muscle + � an earthen vessel.] (Paleon.) An extinct genus of large, fossil, bivalve shells, allied to the mussels. The genus is characteristic of the Cretaceous period.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.