Unionoid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Unionoid is a noun meaning (zoology) Any member of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.
Meaning
(zoology) Any member of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.
More Meanings
- (zoology) Relating to, resembling or characteristic of the family Unionidae or its order Unionida of freshwater mussels.
Example Sentences
II. n. Same as unionid.
Carbonicola, of the Devonian and Carboniferous, comprises Unionoid Bivalves, with thick shells, an external ligament, and a concentrically-striated surface.
I know nothing of that of Solenaia beyond the statement of Fischer regarding its greatly developed, mushroom shaped foot and its burrowing habit. It is, I am satisfied, an unionoid animal and the fact that there is a decided posterior pallial sinus to the shell leads me to believe that it has two siphons.
Word Forms
- unionoids
Synonyms for unionoid
Depending on context, synonyms include unioid, unionid, unioniform.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include unionid, ungulinid, uniramian, hyriid, munidid, anomiid.
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