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CARDIIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Cardiidae mean?
• CARDIIDAE (noun)
The noun CARDIIDAE has 1 sense:
1. somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks
Familiarity information: CARDIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Cardiidae; family Cardiidae
Hypernyms ("Cardiidae" is a kind of...):
mollusk family (a family of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Cardiidae"):
Cardium; genus Cardium (type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles)
Holonyms ("Cardiidae" is a member of...):
Bivalvia; class Bivalvia; class Lamellibranchia; class Pelecypoda; Lamellibranchia (oysters; clams; scallops; mussels)
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