Prionodesmacea
plural noun
Pri·ono·des·ma·cea
ˌprīə(ˌ)nōˌdezˈmāsēə;
prīˌänō-,
prīˌōnō-
in some classifications
: a division of Lamellibranchia comprising comparatively primitive bivalve mollusks that typically have the hinge prionodont and being approximately equal to the combined orders Protobranchia and Filibranchia
prionodesmacean noun or adjective
¦⸗⸗(ˌ)⸗¦⸗¦māshən
⸗¦⸗⸗¦⸗¦⸗⸗
prionodesmaceous adjective
-shəs
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from prion- + desm- + -acea
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