No"ah (?), n. [Heb. NOakh rest.]

A patriarch of Biblical history, in the time of the Deluge.

Noah's ark. (a) Zool. A marine bivalve shell (Arca Noae), which somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form. (b) A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing many different wooden animals.

 

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