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    GENUS ARCA

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clamsplay

    Synonyms:

    Arca; genus Arca

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("genus Arca" is a kind of...):

    mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Arca"):

    ark shell (marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface)

    blood clam (red-blooded clam)

    Holonyms ("genus Arca" is a member of...):

    Arcidae; family Arcidae (ark shells)

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