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PTERIIDAE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Pteriidae mean?
• PTERIIDAE (noun)
The noun PTERIIDAE has 1 sense:
1. pearl oysters
Familiarity information: PTERIIDAE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pearl oysters
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
family Pteriidae; Pteriidae
Hypernyms ("Pteriidae" is a kind of...):
mollusk family (a family of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Pteriidae"):
genus Pinctada; Pinctada (pearl oysters)
Holonyms ("Pteriidae" is a member of...):
Bivalvia; class Bivalvia; class Lamellibranchia; class Pelecypoda; Lamellibranchia (oysters; clams; scallops; mussels)
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