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ANCYLUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Ancylus mean?
• ANCYLUS (noun)
The noun ANCYLUS has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
Familiarity information: ANCYLUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Ancylus; genus Ancylus
Hypernyms ("Ancylus" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Ancylus"):
Ancylus fluviatilis; freshwater limpet; river limpet (minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants)
Holonyms ("Ancylus" is a member of...):
Ancylidae; family Ancylidae (freshwater gastropod)
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