Associations to the word «Anodonta»

Wiktionary

ANODONTA, proper noun. A taxonomic genus within the family Unionidae   — a kind of river mussel, called floaters or anodons.

Dictionary definition

ANODONTA, noun. Thin-shelled freshwater mussels.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats