anodon
1 of 2noun
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plural -s
: a freshwater mussel of the genus Anodonta
Anodon
2 of 2 An·o·don
ˈanə¦dän
taxonomic synonym of anodonta
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Greek anodōn toothless, from an- + odōn tooth
First Known Use
Noun
1820, in the meaning defined above
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