pelecypod (n.)

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

    [ Syn: bivalve , lamellibranch ]

    pelecypod (adj.)

  1. bivalve

    [ Syn: lamellibranch , pelecypodous ]

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