PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Pinctada margaritifera mean? 

• PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA (noun)
  The noun PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA has 1 sense:

1. tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

  Familiarity information: PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA (noun)

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Meaning:

Tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera

Hypernyms ("Pinctada margaritifera" is a kind of...):

oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)

Holonyms ("Pinctada margaritifera" is a member of...):

genus Pinctada; Pinctada (pearl oysters)