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Veneracea

Webster's Dictionary

(n. pl.) An extensive tribe of bivalve mollusks of which the genus Venus is the type. The shells are usually oval, or somewhat heartshaped, with a conspicuous lunule. See Venus.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Veneracea'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​v/veneracea.html. 1828.