BANKIA SETACEAE

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Meaning:

Giant shipworm of the Pacific coast of North America

Synonyms:

Bankia setaceae; giant northwest shipworm

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Hypernyms ("Bankia setaceae" is a kind of...):

shipworm; teredinid (wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells)

Holonyms ("Bankia setaceae" is a member of...):

Bankia; genus Bankia (giant shipworms)

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