pelecypod

pe·lec·y·pod

 (pə-lĕs′ə-pŏd′)

n.

See bivalve.

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[From New Latin Pelecypoda, class name : Greek pelekus, axe + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

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pelecypod

(pɪˈlɛsɪˌpɒd)

n, adj

(Animals) another word for bivalve¹, bivalve²

[C19: from Greek pelekus hatchet + -pod]

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bi•valve

(ˈbaɪˌvælv)

n.

1. any mollusk, as the oyster or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having hinged lateral shells, a soft body enclosed by a mantle, sheetlike gills, and often a retractile foot.

adj.

2. having two shells, usu. united by a hinge.

3. having two similar parts hinged together.

[1670–80]

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together bivalve, lamellibranch mollusc, mollusk, shellfish - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness cockle - common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters ark shell - marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface blood clam - red-blooded clam mussel - marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc. 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 piddock - marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
Adj.	1.	pelecypod - bivalve lamellibranch, pelecypodous bivalve, bivalved - used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)

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