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PINCTADA
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I. (noun)
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Meaning:
Pearl oysters
Synonyms:
genus Pinctada; Pinctada
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pinctada" is a kind of...):
mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)
Meronyms (members of "Pinctada"):
pearl oyster; Pinctada margaritifera (tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls)
Holonyms ("Pinctada" is a member of...):
family Pteriidae; Pteriidae (pearl oysters)
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