arca
noun
ar·ca
| \ ˈärkə\
Definition of arca
1
plural arcae\ -ˌkī , -ˌsē\
[ Latin ]
: a chest or strong box used in ancient times as a receptacle for money or valuables and also by early Christians for reserving the consecrated bread of the Eucharist
2
capitalized
: a genus (the type of the family Arcidae) of bivalve mollusks comprising the ark shells and blood clams
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