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GENUS VENUS
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
Synonyms:
genus Venus; Venus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Venus" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "genus Venus"):
hard-shell clam; hard clam; Mercenaria mercenaria; quahaug; quahog; round clam; Venus mercenaria (an edible American clam; the heavy shells were used as money by some American Indians)
Holonyms ("genus Venus" is a member of...):
family Veneridae; Veneridae (hard-shell clams)