FAMILY PTERIIDAE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Pearl oysters

Synonyms:

family Pteriidae; Pteriidae

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

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

mollusk family (a family of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "family Pteriidae"):

genus Pinctada; Pinctada (pearl oysters)

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

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