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melanians

melanians is the plural of melanian.

Meaning of melanian

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.

Questions about melanians

What is melanians the plural of?
Melanians is the plural of melanian.

Words near melanians in the dictionary

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

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