English noun: genus Venus | |||
1. | genus Venus (animal) type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells | ||
Synonyms | Venus | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mollusk genus | ||
Member holonym | hard clam, hard-shell clam, Mercenaria mercenaria, quahaug, quahog, round clam, Venus mercenaria | ||
Member meronym | family Veneridae, Veneridae | ||