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ANCYLUS

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet

Synonyms:

Ancylus; genus Ancylus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Ancylus"):

Ancylus fluviatilis; freshwater limpet; river limpet (minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants)

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

Ancylidae; family Ancylidae (freshwater gastropod)

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