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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun A family of acephalous or bivalve mollusks, comprising the genera Mactra, Lutraria, Crassatella, Erycina, Ungulina, Solemya, and Amphidesma, and scattered in several different families.
  • noun Now a suborder or superfamily of bivalves, including only the family Mactridæ and related forms.

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