noun
Meaning 1
Any of the genus Unio of freshwater mussels
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Synonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
type genus of the family Unionidae
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: genus Unio
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: mollusk genus
History
Etymology
From the genus name, Unio, from Latin ūniō (“large pearl”). Doublet of union.