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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Noah's ark \No"ah's ark\, prop. n.
The ship built by Noah according to God's command, as related
in the bible.
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2. (Zool.) A marine bivalve shell ({Arca Noae}), which
somewhat resembles an ark, or ship, in form.
[1913 Webster]
3. A child's toy, consisting of an ark-shaped box containing
many different wooden animals.
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4. (Fig.) Anything having a wide and representative
assortment of people or objects of a particular class; as,
the bar scene in Star Wars was a Noah's Ark of almost
every imaginable alien form..
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