[syn: Anomia, genus Anomia]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Anomia \A*no"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? irregular; 'a priv. +
no'mos law.] (Zool.)
A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called
from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated
for attachment.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
anomia
n 1: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken
names of objects [syn: nominal aphasia, anomic aphasia,
anomia, amnesic aphasia, amnestic aphasia]
2: type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters [syn:
Anomia, genus Anomia]