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CAPIZ
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Dictionary entry overview: What does capiz mean?
• CAPIZ (noun)
The noun CAPIZ has 1 sense:
1. marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
Familiarity information: CAPIZ used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
capiz; Placuna placenta; window oyster; windowpane oyster
Hypernyms ("capiz" is a kind of...):
oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)
Holonyms ("capiz" is a member of...):
genus Placuna; Placuna (windowpane oysters)
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