FISSURELLA APERTURA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Fissurella apertura mean? 

• FISSURELLA APERTURA (noun)
  The noun FISSURELLA APERTURA has 1 sense:

1. marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex

  Familiarity information: FISSURELLA APERTURA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FISSURELLA APERTURA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex

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Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Diodora apertura; Fissurella apertura; keyhole limpet

Hypernyms ("Fissurella apertura" is a kind of...):

limpet (any of various usually marine gastropods with low conical shells; found clinging to rocks in littoral areas)

Holonyms ("Fissurella apertura" is a member of...):

Fissurella; genus Fissurella (type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets)