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adj
Relating to, resembling or characteristic of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: unionid, unioniform
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Any member of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.
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Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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Synonyms: unioid, unionid
Antonyms: none provided
History
From taxonomic name Unio (with insertion of -n- after its etymon, Classical Latin ūniō (stem ūniōn-)) + -oid. Compare earlier unionid and taxonomic name Unionioda.
