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FAMILY UNIONIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does family Unionidae mean?
• FAMILY UNIONIDAE (noun)
The noun FAMILY UNIONIDAE has 1 sense:
1. freshwater mussels found worldwide
Familiarity information: FAMILY UNIONIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freshwater mussels found worldwide
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Unionidae; Unionidae
Hypernyms ("family Unionidae" is a kind of...):
mollusk family (a family of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "family Unionidae"):
genus Unio; Unio (type genus of the family Unionidae)
Anodonta; genus Anodonta (thin-shelled freshwater mussels)
Dreissena; genus Dreissena (zebra mussels)
Holonyms ("family Unionidae" is a member of...):
Bivalvia; class Bivalvia; class Lamellibranchia; class Pelecypoda; Lamellibranchia (oysters; clams; scallops; mussels)
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