FAMILY CARDIIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks

Synonyms:

Cardiidae; family Cardiidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("family Cardiidae" is a kind of...):

mollusk family (a family of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "family Cardiidae"):

Cardium; genus Cardium (type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles)

Holonyms ("family Cardiidae" is a member of...):

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