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ARCA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Arca mean?
• ARCA (noun)
The noun ARCA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
Familiarity information: ARCA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Arca; genus Arca
Hypernyms ("Arca" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Arca"):
ark shell (marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface)
blood clam (red-blooded clam)
Holonyms ("Arca" is a member of...):
Arcidae; family Arcidae (ark shells)
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