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The official state symbols represent the cultural heritage
and natural treasures of each state or the entire United States
Alabama State Symbols
 Alabama SymbolsAgriculture Museum, American Folk Dance, Amphibian , Barbeque Championship, Bible, Bird, Butterfly, Creed, Coat of Arms, Flag, Flower, Fossil, Fresh Water Fish, Fruit, Game Bird, Gemstone, Historic Theatre, Horse, Horse Show, Horseshoe Tournament, Insect, Mammal, Mascot, Mineral, Motto, Nicknames, Nut, Outdoor Drama, Outdoor Musical Drama, Poets Laureate, Quilt, Renaissance Faire, Reptile, Rock, Saltwater Fish, Seal, Shell, Soil, Song, Spirit, Tree, Wildflower |
State Shell
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Taxonomic Hierarchy |
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| Kingdom | Animalia -- Animal, animals, animaux |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class |
Gastropoda Cuvier, 1797 -- caracol, caramujo, escargots, gastéropodes, gastropods, lesma, limaces, slugs, snails |
| Order | Neogastropoda |
| Family | Volutidae Rafinesque, 1815 |
| Genus | Scaphella |
| Species | Scaphella junonia johnstoneae |
State Symbols
State symbols represent things that are special to a particular state.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
symbol \ˈsim-bəl\
noun
Etymology:
in sense 1, from Late Latin symbolum, from Late Greek symbolon, from Greek, token, sign; in other senses from Latin symbolum token, sign, symbol, from Greek symbolon, literally, token of identity verified by comparing its other half, from symballein to throw together, compare, from syn- + ballein to throw — more at devil
Date: 15th century
1: Something that represents something else by association, resemblance, or convention, especially a material object used to represent something invisible.
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