unionidae (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *Unionidae*:
NOUN	animal	Unionidae, family Unionidae	freshwater mussels found worldwide / worldwide

English > *Unionidae*: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaning	freshwater mussels found worldwide / worldwide.
Synonym	family Unionidae
Member of	Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, Lamellibranchia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda	oysters
Members	Anodonta, genus Anodonta	thin-shelled freshwater mussels
	Dreissena, genus Dreissena	zebra mussels
	Unio, genus Unio	type genus of the family Unionidae
Broader	mollusk family	A family of mollusks
Spanish	familia Unionidae, Unionidae, uniónidos
Catalan	uniònids

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