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PINCTADA

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pearl oysters

Synonyms:

genus Pinctada; Pinctada

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "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 ("Pinctada" is a member of...):

family Pteriidae; Pteriidae (pearl oysters)

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