Definition of Cardium

1. Noun. Type genus of the family Cardiidae: cockles.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cardium
Generic synonyms: Mollusk Genus
Group relationships: Cardiidae, Family Cardiidae
Member holonyms: Cockle

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardium

Cardigan Welsh corgi
Cardiganshire
Cardiidae
Cardinal
Cardinal Bellarmine
Cardinal Nephew
Cardinal Newman
Cardinal Richelieu
Cardinalis cardinalis
Cardinals
Cardiobacterium
Cardiovirus
Cardium (current term)
Cardium edule
Cardizem
Carducci
Carduelinae
Carduelis
Carduelis cannabina
Carduelis carduelis
Carduelis cucullata
Carduelis flammea
Carduelis hornemanni
Carduelis spinus
Carduus
Carduus crispus
Carduus nutans

Literary usage of Cardium

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1903)
"Conch. 111., sp. 9, pi. 49, f. 16, and pi. 177, f. 45. 1842. Cardium ... Cardium pulchellum, Angas. PZS Lond., p. 870, No. 64. 1880. Cardium ..."

2. A Conchological Dictionary of the British Islands by William Turton (1819)
"Cardium aculeatum. Spinous Cockle. Lister, pi. 321. f. 158—Pennant, pi. 53. f. 1—Donovan, pi. ... Cardium spinosum. Sowerby, Brit. Miscell.pl. 32. ..."

3. Report of the Annual Meeting (1899)
"On the Variation of Cardium, Donax, and Tellina. By J. PARKINSON. ... I then proceeded to the genus Cardium, and subsequently to the genera Donax and ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1890)
"... their alteration due to their having been kept at a comparatively high temperature for a considerable period. III. " On some Variations of Cardium ..."

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