noun
soft-shell clams
• Syn: ↑family Myacidae
• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family
• Member Holonyms: ↑Myaceae, ↑order Myaceae
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\\mīˈasəˌdē\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: a family of marine bivalve mollusks (suborder Myacea) comprising the soft-shell clams
Useful english dictionary. 2012.