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MYA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mya mean?
• MYA (noun)
The noun MYA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Myacidae
Familiarity information: MYA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Myacidae
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
genus Mya; Mya
Hypernyms ("Mya" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Mya"):
long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe)
Holonyms ("Mya" is a member of...):
family Myacidae; Myacidae (soft-shell clams)
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