genus unio

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   type genus of the family Unionidae

   SynonymsUnio

   Broadermollusk genus

   Part ofUnionidae

Questions about genus unio

What does genus unio mean?

genus unio means "type genus of the family Unionidae".

What is another word for genus unio?

Close synonyms include Unio. 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 unio a common word?

genus unio 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.