ARCIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Ark shells

Synonyms:

Arcidae; family Arcidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mollusk family (a family of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Arcidae"):

Arca; genus Arca (type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams)

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

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