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GENUS PINCTADA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Pinctada mean?
• GENUS PINCTADA (noun)
The noun GENUS PINCTADA has 1 sense:
1. pearl oysters
Familiarity information: GENUS PINCTADA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pearl oysters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Pinctada; Pinctada
Hypernyms ("genus Pinctada" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "genus Pinctada"):
pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera (tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls)
Holonyms ("genus Pinctada" is a member of...):
family Pteriidae; Pteriidae (pearl oysters)
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