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pelecypod

Pronunciation:  pu'lesu`pâd

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Matching Terms:  pelecypoda, pelecypodous

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 Definition: 
  1. [n]  marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
  2. [adj]  bivalve
 
 Synonyms: bivalve, bivalve, bivalved, lamellibranch, lamellibranch, pelecypodous
 
 See Also: ark shell, Bivalvia, blood clam, clam, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, cockle, escallop, Lamellibranchia, mollusc, mollusk, mussel, oyster, piddock, scallop, scollop, shellfish

 

 

 

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