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ORDER PECTINIBRANCHIA

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Meaning:

Large order of gastropods comprising univalve mollusks that have a single gill resembling a comb

Synonyms:

order Pectinibranchia; Pectinibranchia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("order Pectinibranchia" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "order Pectinibranchia"):

Cypraeidae; family Cypraeidae (family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries)

Holonyms ("order Pectinibranchia" is a member of...):

class Gasteropoda; class Gastropoda; Gasteropoda; Gastropoda (snails and slugs and their relatives)

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