unionidae

English Thesaurus

1. freshwater mussels found worldwide (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mollusk family,
definition	:	a family of mollusks (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	genus unio, unio,
definition	:	type genus of the family Unionidae (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	anodonta, genus anodonta,
definition	:	thin-shelled freshwater mussels (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	dreissena, genus dreissena,
definition	:	zebra mussels (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia,
definition	:	oysters; clams; scallops; mussels (noun.animal)