Myacea
plural noun
My·a·cea
\mīˈāshēə\
Definition of Myacea
: a suborder of Eulamellibranchia that comprises bivalve mollusks with well-developed siphons, gaping valves, and a pallial sinus and includes various economically important edible mollusks (as of the genus Mya) — see myacidae
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Origin and Etymology of myacea
New Latin, from Mya + -acea
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