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Meaning of ANOMIA

Pronunciation:  u'nowmeeu

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
  2. [n]  inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
 

ANOMIA is a 6 letter word that starts with A.

 

 Synonyms: amnesic aphasia, amnestic aphasia, anomic aphasia, genus Anomia, nominal aphasia
 
 See Also: Anomia ephippium, Anomiidae, aphasia, family Anomiidae, mollusk genus, saddle oyster

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A*no"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? irregular; 'a priv. +
no'mos law.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called
from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated
for attachment.

 

 

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