Translingual

Proper noun

Buccinidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Neogastropoda – the whelks, edible clams.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Mollusca - phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Neogastropoda - order; Buccinoidea - superfamily

Hyponyms

• (family): Beringiinae, Buccininae, Busyconinae, Pisaniinae - subfamilies; see Buccinidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for the numerous genera