noun
oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
• Syn: ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑class Lamellibranchia, ↑class Pelecypoda
• Hypernyms: ↑class
• Member Holonyms: ↑Mollusca, ↑phylum Mollusca
• Member Meronyms:
↑bivalve, ↑pelecypod, ↑lamellibranch, ↑spat, ↑Myaceae, ↑order Myaceae, ↑Tridacnidae, ↑family Tridacnidae, ↑Cardiidae, ↑family Cardiidae, ↑Ostreidae, ↑family Ostreidae, ↑Pteriidae, ↑family Pteriidae, ↑Anomiidae, ↑family Anomiidae, ↑Placuna, ↑genus Placuna, ↑Arcidae, ↑family Arcidae, ↑Mytilidae, ↑family Mytilidae, ↑Unionidae, ↑family Unionidae, ↑Pectinidae, ↑family Pectinidae, ↑Teredinidae, ↑family Teredinidae, ↑Pholadidae, ↑family Pholadidae
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\\bīˈvalvēə\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
in former classifications : the Lamellibranchia and Brachiopoda considered as a natural group; sometimes : lamellibranchia
Useful english dictionary. 2012.