genus cardium

English Thesaurus

1. type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles (noun.animal)

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

member holonym	:	cockle,
definition	:	common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	cardiidae, family cardiidae,
definition	:	somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks (noun.animal)