Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows
or the iPhone/iPad and Android apps
Noun: Pinctada
  1. Genus of pearl oysters, marine bivalve mollusks known for producing valuable pearls
    "Pinctada species are cultivated throughout tropical waters for pearl production";
    - genus Pinctada

Type of: mollusk genus

Part of: family Pteriidae, Pteriidae

Encyclopedia: Pinctada