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- noun plural (Zoöl.) An order of lamellibranchs having but one muscle for closing the shell, as the oyster.
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seanahan commented on the word monomya
Oh, of course, "An order of lamellibranchs". This is order includes oysters, and as far as Wikipedia is concerned, doesn't exist. It seems to exist only in dictionaries.
November 8, 2007