Meaning of ANOMIA
| Pronunciation: | | u'nowmeeu
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- [n] type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
- [n] inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
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| | Synonyms: | | amnesic aphasia, amnestic aphasia, anomic aphasia, genus Anomia, nominal aphasia |
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| | See Also: | | Anomia ephippium, Anomiidae, aphasia, family Anomiidae, mollusk genus, saddle oyster | |
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| | 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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