'Arca Noae' definitions:

Definition of 'Arca Noae'

From: GCIDE
  • Noah's ark \No"ah's ark\, prop. n. The ship built by Noah according to God's command, as related in the bible. [PJC]
  • 2. (Zool.) A marine bivalve shell (Arca Noae), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals. [1913 Webster]
  • 4. (Fig.) Anything having a wide and representative assortment of people or objects of a particular class; as, the bar scene in Star Wars was a Noah's Ark of almost every imaginable alien form.. [PJC]