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PTERIIDAE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Pearl oysters

Synonyms:

family Pteriidae; Pteriidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Pteriidae" is a kind of...):

mollusk family (a family of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Pteriidae"):

genus Pinctada; Pinctada (pearl oysters)

Holonyms ("Pteriidae" is a member of...):

Bivalvia; class Bivalvia; class Lamellibranchia; class Pelecypoda; Lamellibranchia (oysters; clams; scallops; mussels)

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