'saxicavas' definitions:
Definition of 'saxicavas'
From: GCIDE
- Saxicava \Sax`i*ca"va\, n.; pl. E. saxicavas, L. Saxicavae. [NL. See Saxicavous.] (Zool.) Any species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Saxicava. Some of the species are noted for their power of boring holes in limestone and similar rocks. [1913 Webster]