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aplysia

MEANING: type genus of the family Aplysiidae

Hypernym Tree (aplysia is a type of)

mollusk_genus -- (a genus of mollusks
genus -- ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species
taxonomic_group, taxonomic_category, taxon -- (animal or plant group having natural relations
biological_group -- (a group of plants or animals
group, grouping -- (any number of entities (members) considered as a unit

Holonyms (aplysia is a part of)

Aplysiidae, family_Aplysiidae, Tethyidae, family_Tethyidae -- (sea hares

Meronyms (parts of aplysia)

sea_hare, Aplysia_punctata -- (naked marine gastropod having a soft body with reduced internal shell and two pairs of ear-like tentacles

Also See

Haliotis, genus_Haliotis -- (type genus of the family Haliotidae
Lambis, genus_Lambis -- (scorpion shells of shallow tropical waters of the eastern hemisphere
Strombus, genus_Strombus -- (type genus of the family Strombidae
Helix, genus_Helix -- (type genus of the family Helicidae
Limax, genus_Limax -- (a genus of Limacidae
genus_Nerita -- (type genus of the Neritidae
genus_Neritina -- (a genus of Neritidae
Littorina, genus_Littorina -- (type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
Patella, genus_Patella -- (type genus of the family Patellidae: common European limpets
Fissurella, genus_Fissurella -- (type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets
Ancylus, genus_Ancylus -- (type genus of the family Ancylidae: river limpet
Aplysia, genus_Aplysia, Tethys, genus_Tethus -- (type genus of the family Aplysiidae
Hermissenda, genus_Hermissenda -- (genus of marine sea slugs
Haminoea, genus_Haminoea -- (common genus of marine bubble shells of the Pacific coast of North America
genus_Physa -- (type genus of the physidae; freshwater air-breathing snails
Cypraea, genus_Cypraea -- (type genus of the family Cypraeidae: the typical cowries
genus_Chiton -- (a genus of Polyplacophora
Mya, genus_Mya -- (type genus of the family Myacidae
Venus, genus_Venus -- (type genus of the family Veneridae: genus of edible clams with thick oval shells
Mercenaria, genus_Mercenaria -- (a genus of Veneridae
Ensis, genus_Ensis -- (razor clams
Tridacna, genus_Tridacna -- (type genus of the family Tridacnidae: giant clams
Cardium, genus_Cardium -- (type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles
Ostrea, genus_Ostrea -- (type genus of the family Ostreidae
Crassostrea, genus_Crassostrea -- (Virginia oysters
Pinctada, genus_Pinctada -- (pearl oysters
Anomia, genus_Anomia -- (type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
Placuna, genus_Placuna -- (windowpane oysters
Arca, genus_Arca -- (type genus of the family Arcidae: ark shells and blood clams
Mytilus, genus_Mytilus -- (type genus of the family Mytilidae: smooth-shelled marine mussels
Unio, genus_Unio -- (type genus of the family Unionidae
Anodonta, genus_Anodonta -- (thin-shelled freshwater mussels
Dreissena, genus_Dreissena -- (zebra mussels
genus_Pecten -- (type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops
genus_Teredo -- (type genus of the family Teredinidae
Bankia, genus_Bankia -- (giant shipworms
Pholas, genus_Pholas -- (type genus of the family Pholadidae: piddocks
genus_Nautilus -- (type genus and sole recent representative of the family Nautilidae
genus_Octopus -- (type genus of the family Octopodidae
Argonauta, genus_Argonauta -- (type genus of the family Argonautidae: paper nautilus
genus_Loligo -- (squids
genus_Ommastrephes -- (a genus of Decapoda
Sepia, genus_Sepia -- (type genus of the Sepiidae
genus_Spirula -- (genus of small cephalopods with many-chambered spiral shells resembling those of the extinct belemnites