Unionid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unionid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any member of the family Unionidae of bivalves.
Meaning
(zoology) Any member of the family Unionidae of bivalves.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a member of the family Unionidae of bivalves.
Example Sentences
Mr. C[harles] T[orrey] Simpson states that no Mutelid, known to be such, has the Unionid type of hinge.
The present study began with the discovery of metacercariae in the edge of the mantle of unionid bivalves collected from the Tippecanoe River, Indiana.
Articulated unionid shells, many in life position in channel lag (cl) below a thin clay bed (c), in turn overlain by a shelving sandstone (SS) with Lockeia in its sole face and with escape structures.
Word Forms
- unionids
Synonyms for unionid
Depending on context, synonyms include unioid, unionoid, unioniform.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include bivalves, clams, mussels, unionoid, ungulinid, uniramian.
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