genus haliotis

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   type genus of the family Haliotidae

   SynonymsHaliotis

   Broadermollusk genus

   Part ofHaliotidae

Questions about genus haliotis

What does genus haliotis mean?

genus haliotis means "type genus of the family Haliotidae".

What is another word for genus haliotis?

Close synonyms include Haliotis. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is genus haliotis a common word?

genus haliotis is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.