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ANODONTA

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Thin-shelled freshwater mussels

Synonyms:

Anodonta; genus Anodonta

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Anodonta" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Anodonta"):

thin-shelled mussel (mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth)

Holonyms ("Anodonta" is a member of...):

family Unionidae; Unionidae (freshwater mussels found worldwide)

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