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ANOMIA EPHIPPIUM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Anomia ephippium mean?
• ANOMIA EPHIPPIUM (noun)
The noun ANOMIA EPHIPPIUM has 1 sense:
1. thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
Familiarity information: ANOMIA EPHIPPIUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Anomia ephippium; saddle oyster
Hypernyms ("Anomia ephippium" is a kind of...):
oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)
Holonyms ("Anomia ephippium" is a member of...):
Anomia; genus Anomia (type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters)
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