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VENERIDAE

Dictionary entry overview: What does Veneridae mean?

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

1. hard-shell clams

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

Dictionary entry details

• VENERIDAE (noun)

Sense 1

Veneridae ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

Hard-shell clams

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

family Veneridae; Veneridae

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

mollusk family (a family of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Veneridae"):

genus Venus; Venus (type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells)

genus Mercenaria; Mercenaria (a genus of Veneridae)

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

Myaceae; order Myaceae (clams)

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