Pinnidae

plural noun

Pin·​ni·​dae

ˈpinəˌdē

: a family of chiefly tropical marine bivalve mollusks (suborder Ostraeacea) that live in bottom sediment see pinna

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Pinna, type genus + -idae

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