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GENUS CARDIUM
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
Synonyms:
Cardium; genus Cardium
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("genus Cardium" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "genus Cardium"):
cockle (common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs)
Holonyms ("genus Cardium" is a member of...):
Cardiidae; family Cardiidae (somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks)
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