genus arca

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	ark shell,
definition	:	marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	blood clam,
definition	:	red-blooded clam (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	arcidae, family arcidae,
definition	:	ark shells (noun.animal)