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Definition of Genus Pinctada
1. Noun. Pearl oysters.
Exact synonyms: Pinctada
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Family Pteriidae, Pteriidae
Member holonyms: Pearl Oyster, Pinctada Margaritifera
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Family Pteriidae, Pteriidae
Member holonyms: Pearl Oyster, Pinctada Margaritifera
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Pinctada
Literary usage of Genus Pinctada
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beyond Price: Pearls and Pearl-fishing : Origins to the Age of Discoveries by R. A. Donkin (1998)
"... extends somewhat further north (San Pedro/Long Beach, California),84 but little
or no further south.85 The presence of the genus Pinctada on the west ..."
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