WINDOW OYSTER

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell

Synonyms:

capiz; Placuna placenta; window oyster; windowpane oyster

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Nouns denoting animals

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

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

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

genus Placuna; Placuna (windowpane oysters)

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