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ENSIS

Dictionary entry overview: What does Ensis mean?

• ENSIS (noun)
The noun ENSIS has 1 sense:

1. razor clams

Familiarity information: ENSIS used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• ENSIS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Razor clams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ensis; genus Ensis

Hypernyms ("Ensis" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Ensis"):

jackknife clam; knife-handle; razor clam (marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell)

Holonyms ("Ensis" is a member of...):

family Solenidae; Solenidae (razor clams)

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