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MYA ARENARIA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
An edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
Synonyms:
long-neck clam; Mya arenaria; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Mya arenaria" is a kind of...):
clam (burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness)
Meronyms (parts of "Mya arenaria"):
long-neck clam; soft-shell clam; steamer; steamer clam (a clam that is usually steamed in the shell)
Holonyms ("Mya arenaria" is a member of...):
genus Mya; Mya (type genus of the family Myacidae)
