GENUS MERCENARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Mercenaria mean? 

• GENUS MERCENARIA (noun)
  The noun GENUS MERCENARIA has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Veneridae

  Familiarity information: GENUS MERCENARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS MERCENARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Veneridae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

genus Mercenaria; Mercenaria

Hypernyms ("genus Mercenaria" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Holonyms ("genus Mercenaria" is a member of...):

family Veneridae; Veneridae (hard-shell clams)