"unio" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unios [plural]
Etymology: From the genus name, Unio, from Latin ūniō (“large pearl”). Doublet of union. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Unio|genus}} Unio, {{der|en|la|ūniō|t=large pearl}} Latin ūniō (“large pearl”), {{doublet|en|union}} Doublet of union Head templates: {{en-noun}} unio (plural unios)
  1. Any of the genus Unio of freshwater mussels Categories (lifeform): Bivalves Related terms: unioid

Inflected forms

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