ˌkärdēˈāsh(ē)ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cardium, type genus + -acea
: a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising the cockles and related mollusks
• car·di·a·cean | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshən adjective or noun
ˌkärdēˈāsh(ē)ə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Cardium, type genus + -acea
: a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising the cockles and related mollusks
• car·di·a·cean | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|āshən adjective or noun
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012