Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

unionid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: union-id
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any member of the family Unionidae of bivalves.

adj

Relating to, resembling, or characteristic of a member of the family Unionidae of bivalves.

Example Sentences

"Mr. C[harles] T[orrey] Simpson states that no Mutelid, known to be such, has the Unionid type of hinge."
"The present study began with the discovery of metacercariae in the edge of the mantle of unionid bivalves collected from the Tippecanoe River, Indiana."
"Articulated unionid shells, many in life position in channel lag (cl) below a thin clay bed (c), in turn overlain by a shelving sandstone (SS) with Lockeia in its sole face and with escape structures."

Etymology

From taxonomic name Unionidae. Compare unionoid.

Word Breakdown

Root: Unionidae

Inflected Forms

unionids (plural) more unionid (comparative) most unionid (superlative)

Synonyms

unioid unionoid unioniform

Questions

What does unionid mean?: Any member of the family Unionidae of bivalves.
Where does unionid come from?: From taxonomic name Unionidae. Compare unionoid.

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