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UNIONIDAE
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Freshwater mussels found worldwide
Synonyms:
family Unionidae; Unionidae
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Unionidae" is a kind of...):
mollusk family (a family of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Unionidae"):
genus Unio; Unio (type genus of the family Unionidae)
Anodonta; genus Anodonta (thin-shelled freshwater mussels)
Dreissena; genus Dreissena (zebra mussels)
Holonyms ("Unionidae" is a member of...):
Bivalvia; class Bivalvia; class Lamellibranchia; class Pelecypoda; Lamellibranchia (oysters; clams; scallops; mussels)