Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Anodonta . - noun In herpetology, a genus of African serpents, of the family Dasypeltidœ or Rhachiodontidœ, which have no grooved maxillary teeth. Also called Diodon, Rhachiodon, and Dasypeltis.
- noun In entomology, a genus of coleopterous insects.
- noun [lowercase] [⟨ anodont.] A fresh-water mussel of the genus Anodonta (which see).
- noun [lowercase] A snake of the genus Dasypeltis: as, the rough anodon, Dasypeltis scabra.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the hinge.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of the
genus Anodon, now Anondonta offreshwater bivalves .
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Examples
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The anodon or fresh water mussel used to be found in Fisher's Pond on
John Keble's Parishes Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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