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    GENUS PINCTADA

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Pearl oystersplay

    Synonyms:

    genus Pinctada; Pinctada

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

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

    mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

    Meronyms (members of "genus Pinctada"):

    pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera (tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls)

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

    family Pteriidae; Pteriidae (pearl oysters)

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