- genus Cardium
- nountype genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles• Syn: ↑Cardium• Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Cardiidae, ↑family Cardiidae• Member Meronyms: ↑cockle
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genus Cardium
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Cardium — noun type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles • Syn: ↑genus Cardium • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Cardiidae, ↑family Cardiidae … Useful english dictionary
Cardium edule — Cockle Coc kle (k[o^]k k l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cardium clay — noun Usage: capitalized 1st C : a Pleistocene glacial clay of northern Europe characterized by fossil shells of the genus Cardium … Useful english dictionary
mollusk genus — noun a genus of mollusks • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Haliotis, ↑genus Haliotis, ↑Lambis, ↑genus Lambis, ↑Strombus, ↑genus Strombus, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lampsilis cardium — Taxobox name = Lampsilis cardium status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 regnum = Animalia phylum = Mollusca classis = Bivalvia ordo = Unionoida familia = Unionidae genus = Lampsilis species = L. cardium binomial = Lampsilis cardium binomial… … Wikipedia
Cardiidae — noun somewhat heart shaped sand burrowing bivalve mollusks • Syn: ↑family Cardiidae • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk family • Member Holonyms: ↑Bivalvia, ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cockle — cockle1 /kok euhl/, n., v., cockled, cockling. n. 1. any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart shaped, radially ribbed valves, esp. C. edule, the common edible species of Europe. 2. any of various allied or similar mollusks … Universalium
Cockle — Coc kle (k[o^]k k l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A bivalve … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cockle hat — Cockle Coc kle (k[o^]k k l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cockle stairs — Cockle Coc kle (k[o^]k k l), n. [OE. cockes cockles, AS. s[=ae]coccas sea cockles, prob, from Celtic; cf. W. cocs cockles, Gael. cochull husk. Perh. influenced by F. coquille shell, a dim. from the root of E. conch. Cf. {Coach}.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
