GENUS ENSIS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does genus Ensis mean? 

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

1. razor clams

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

 Dictionary entry details 

• GENUS ENSIS (noun)

Meaning:

Razor clams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Ensis; genus Ensis

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

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "genus Ensis"):

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

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

family Solenidae; Solenidae (razor clams)