anodon

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noun

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plural -s

: a freshwater mussel of the genus Anodonta

Anodon

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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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