bay′ scal`lop

1. a small scallop, Pecten irradians, of shallow North American Atlantic waters.

2. the edible adductor muscle of this scallop, having a sweet and delicate flavor.

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Noun	1.	bay scallop - muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops Pecten irradians, bay scallop - a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America escallop, scollop, scallop - edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
	2.	bay scallop - a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America Pecten irradians escallop, scollop, scallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions genus Pecten - type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops bay scallop - muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops

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In her accessible text, author Melissa Stewart covers the form, function and native habitat of each shellfish, from the beautifully curved chambered nautilus and the heart-shaped cockle to the Atlantic bay scallop with its rows of fine ridges.

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White took a close look at Argopecten irradians, the commercially valuable bay scallop. In particular, she focused on how changing ocean conditions might affect scallops during their sensitive, crucial larval stages.

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Genetics of shell color and pattern in the bay scallop Argopecten irradians.

Association between shell color of breeds (Lamarck, 1819) and the survival, growth and larval development of their progenies/Asociacion del color de la concha de reproductores de Argopecten purpuratus (Lamarck, 1819) con la supervivencia, crecimiento y desarrollo larval de sus progenies

Aggressive fishing of large sharks in the northwest Atlantic may be causing decimation of the bay scallop fishery along the U.S.

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