mother-of-pearl

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Noun

mother-of-pearl

1. The hard pearly inner layer of certain mollusk shells; nacre.
2. A butterfly of the genus Salamis.

Synonyms

• nacre

Related terms

• mother of pearl (noun)

Translations

• French: nacre
• German: Perlmutter, Perlmutt
• Italian: madreperla
• Portuguese: madrepérola, nácar
• Russian: перламу́тр
• Spanish: nácar

Adjective

mother-of-pearl (not comparable)

1. Made from or looking like mother-of-pearl; iridescent or pearly.

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