Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Naiad \Na"iad\, n. [L. naias, -adis, na["i]s, -idis, a water
nymph, Gr ?, ?, fr. ? to flow: cf. F. na["i]ade. Cf. {Naid}.]
1. (Myth.) A water nymph; one of the lower female divinities,
fabled to preside over some body of fresh water, as a
lake, river, brook, or fountain.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of a tribe ({Naiades}) of
freshwater bivalves, including {Unio}, {Anodonta}, and
numerous allied genera; a river mussel.
3. (Zo["o]l) One of a group of butterflies. See {Nymph}.
4. (Bot.) Any plant of the order {Naiadace[ae]}, such as
eelgrass, pondweed, etc.
Anodon \An"o*don\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? toothless; 'an priv. + ?,
?, a tooth.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of fresh-water bivalves, having no teeth at the
hinge. [Written also {{Anodonta}}.]
Source : WordNet®
Anodonta
n : thin-shelled freshwater mussels [syn: {genus Anodonta}]