Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Anomia \A*no"mi*a\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? irregular; 'a priv. +
no'mos law.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called
from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated
for attachment.
Source : WordNet®
anomia
n 1: inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken
names of objects [syn: {nominal aphasia}, {anomic
aphasia}, {amnesic aphasia}, {amnestic aphasia}]
2: type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters [syn: {genus
Anomia}]