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