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melanian

melanian noun: one of a family (Melaniidae) of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks with a turret-shaped shell, now considered a synonym of the family Thiaridae, but also containing many species since reclassified into other families.

Noun

melanian (plural melanians)

  1. (obsolete) One of a family (Melaniidae) of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks with a turret-shaped shell, now considered a synonym of the family Thiaridae, but also containing many species since reclassified into other families.

Forms of melanian

pluralmelanians

Origin of melanian

From the obsolete genus Melania.

Questions about melanian

What does melanian mean?
Melanian means one of a family (Melaniidae) of freshwater pectinibranchiate mollusks with a turret-shaped shell, now considered a synonym of the family Thiaridae, but also containing many species since reclassified into other families.
What part of speech is melanian?
Melanian is a noun.
What is the plural of melanian?
The plural of melanian is melanians.

Words near melanian in the dictionary

  1. melangers
  2. melanges
  3. melangeur
  4. melangeurs
  5. Melania
  6. melanian
  7. melanians
  8. melanic
  9. melanics
  10. Melanie
  11. melaniferous

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