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unionoid.

Any member of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.

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Meaning & usage

noun
  1. Any member of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.

Where this word comes from

From taxonomic name Unio (with insertion of -n- after its etymon, Classical Latin ūniō (stem ūniōn-)) + -oid. Compare earlier unionid and taxonomic name Unionioda.

adj
  1. Relating to, resembling or characteristic of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.

Where this word comes from

From taxonomic name Unio (with insertion of -n- after its etymon, Classical Latin ūniō (stem ūniōn-)) + -oid. Compare earlier unionid and taxonomic name Unionioda.

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