CARDIUM

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles

Synonyms:

Cardium; genus Cardium

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "Cardium"):

cockle (common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs)

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

Cardiidae; family Cardiidae (somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks)