ˌvenəˈrāshēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Vener-, Venus, included genus + -acea
: a suborder of Eulamellibranchia comprising bivalve mollusks with the foot compressed, the siphons generally short, and both adductor muscles present and including the families Veneridae and Petricolidae
• ven·er·a·cean | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|rāshən adjective or noun
• ven·er·a·ceous -shəs adjective