GENUS ANOMIA

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters

Synonyms:

Anomia; genus Anomia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Anomia" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "genus Anomia"):

Anomia ephippium; saddle oyster (thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched)

Holonyms ("genus Anomia" is a member of...):

Anomiidae; family Anomiidae (saddle oysters)