anomia Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun inability to name objects or to recognize written or spoken names of objects
    anomic aphasia; amnestic aphasia; amnesic aphasia; nominal aphasia.
  2. noun type genus of the family Anomiidae: saddle oysters
    genus Anomia.

WordNet

A*no"mi*a noun
Etymology
NL., fr. Gr. irregular; priv. + law.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A genus of bivalve shells, allied to the oyster, so called from their unequal valves, of which the lower is perforated for attachment.

Webster 1913