SADDLE OYSTER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched

Synonyms:

Anomia ephippium; saddle oyster

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("saddle oyster" is a kind of...):

oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)

Holonyms ("saddle oyster" is a member of...):

Anomia; genus Anomia (type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters)

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