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WINDOWPANE OYSTER

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Dictionary entry overview: What does windowpane oyster mean?

• WINDOWPANE OYSTER (noun)
The noun WINDOWPANE OYSTER has 1 sense:

1. marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell

Familiarity information: WINDOWPANE OYSTER used as a noun is very rare.

Dictionary entry details

• WINDOWPANE OYSTER (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Marine bivalve common in Philippine coastal waters characterized by a large thin flat translucent shell

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

capiz; Placuna placenta; window oyster; windowpane oyster

Hypernyms ("windowpane oyster" is a kind of...):

oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)

Holonyms ("windowpane oyster" is a member of...):

genus Placuna; Placuna (windowpane oysters)

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