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pelecypod::adjective | Spocien Dictionary

pelecypod

/pə'lɛsə,pɑd/

bivalve

Type	Words
Synonyms	lamellibranch, pelecypodous

pelecypod

/pə'lɛsə,pɑd/

marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

Type	Words
Synonyms	bivalve, lamellibranch
Type of	mollusc, mollusk, shellfish
Has types	scallop, scollop, escallop, clam, cockle, ark shell, blood clam, mussel, oyster, piddock
Derivation	pelecypodous