genus Mya

genus Mya
noun
type genus of the family Myacidae
Syn: ↑Mya
Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus
Member Holonyms: ↑Myacidae, ↑family Myacidae
Member Meronyms: ↑soft-shell clam, ↑steamer, ↑steamer clam, ↑long-neck clam, ↑Mya arenaria

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  • Mya arenaria — noun an edible clam with thin oval shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe • Syn: ↑soft shell clam, ↑steamer, ↑steamer clam, ↑long neck clam • Hypernyms: ↑clam • Member Holonyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Mya arenaria — Soft Soft (s[o^]ft; 115), a. [Compar. {Softer} (s[o^]ft [ e]r); superl. {Softest}.] [OE. softe, AS. s[=o]fte, properly adv. of s[=e]fte, adj.; akin to OS. s[=a]fto, adv., D. zacht, OHG. samfto, adv., semfti, adj., G. sanft, LG. sacht; of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • mollusk genus — noun a genus of mollusks • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Haliotis, ↑genus Haliotis, ↑Lambis, ↑genus Lambis, ↑Strombus, ↑genus Strombus, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

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  • soft-shell clam — noun 1. a clam that is usually steamed in the shell • Syn: ↑steamer, ↑steamer clam, ↑long neck clam • Derivationally related forms: ↑steam (for: ↑steamer) …   Useful english dictionary

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