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SADDLE OYSTER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
Synonyms:
Anomia ephippium; saddle oyster
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("saddle oyster" is a kind of...):
oyster (marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters)
Holonyms ("saddle oyster" is a member of...):
Anomia; genus Anomia (type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters)