Akademik

Cardiidae

noun

somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks

• Syn: ↑family Cardiidae

• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family

• Member Holonyms: ↑Bivalvia, ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑class Lamellibranchia, ↑class Pelecypoda

• Member Meronyms: ↑Cardium, ↑genus Cardium

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\\kärˈdīəˌdē\ noun plural

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from Cardium, type genus + -idae

: a family of marine bivalve mollusks (order Eulamellibranchia) that have an equivalve ribbed shell with prominent umbones, a large foot adapted for creeping over sandy bottoms, and much-folded gills and that include the true cockles

Useful english dictionary. 2012.