Akademik

Haminoea

noun

common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America

• Syn: ↑genus Haminoea

• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Akeridae, ↑family Akeridae

• Member Meronyms: ↑bubble shell

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\\ˌhaməˈnēə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin

: a common genus of bubble shells (family Akeridae) of the Pacific coast of No. America with a shell so thin that the pulsation of the heart of the translucent yellowish brown animal within is commonly visible through it

Useful english dictionary. 2012.