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GENUS ARCA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Arca mean?
• GENUS ARCA (noun)
The noun GENUS ARCA has 1 sense:
1. type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
Familiarity information: GENUS ARCA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
Arca; genus Arca
Hypernyms ("genus Arca" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "genus Arca"):
ark shell (marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface)
blood clam (red-blooded clam)
Holonyms ("genus Arca" is a member of...):
Arcidae; family Arcidae (ark shells)
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