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ANODONTA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anodonta mean?
• ANODONTA (noun)
The noun ANODONTA has 1 sense:
1. thin-shelled freshwater mussels
Familiarity information: ANODONTA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin-shelled freshwater mussels
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anodonta; genus Anodonta
Hypernyms ("Anodonta" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Anodonta"):
thin-shelled mussel (mussel with thin fragile shells having only rudimentary hinge teeth)
Holonyms ("Anodonta" is a member of...):
family Unionidae; Unionidae (freshwater mussels found worldwide)
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