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mactra

mactra noun: any marine bivalve shell of the numerous known species of genus Mactra and allied genera, some of which are used as food, for example the European clam Mactra stultorum.

Noun

mactra (plural mactras)

  1. Any marine bivalve shell of the numerous known species of genus Mactra and allied genera, some of which are used as food, for example the European clam Mactra stultorum.

Synonyms of mactra

Forms of mactra

pluralmactras

Origin of mactra

From the genus name.

Questions about mactra

What does mactra mean?
Mactra means any marine bivalve shell of the numerous known species of genus Mactra and allied genera, some of which are used as food, for example the European clam Mactra stultorum.
What part of speech is mactra?
Mactra is a noun.
What is the plural of mactra?
The plural of mactra is mactras.

Words near mactra in the dictionary

  1. mactators
  2. MacTavish
  3. MACTE
  4. Mactel
  5. MacTown
  6. mactra
  7. mactras
  8. mactrid
  9. mactrids
  10. Macu
  11. macuahuitl

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