PEARLY-SHELLED MUSSEL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The pearly lining of the dark shells is a source of mother-of-pearl

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Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("pearly-shelled mussel" is a kind of...):

freshwater clam; freshwater mussel (bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States)

Holonyms ("pearly-shelled mussel" is a member of...):

genus Unio; Unio (type genus of the family Unionidae)

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