lamellibranch (redirected from lamellibranchs)

la·mel·li·branch  (l-ml-brnk)

n.

Any of the bivalve mollusks of the class Lamellibranchia, including the clams, scallops, and oysters. Also called pelecypod.

adj.

Of or relating to lamellibranchs.

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[From New Latin Lmellibranchia, class name : lamelli- + Latin branchia, gill; see branchia.]

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lamellibranch [ləˈmɛlɪˌbræŋk]

n & adj

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) another word for bivalve [1] [2]

[from New Latin lamellibranchia plate-gilled (animals); see lamella, branchia]

lamellibranchiate  adj & n

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lamellibranch  (l-ml-brnk)

1. Any of the bivalve mollusks of the subclass Lamellibranchia, the largest group of bivalves. Lamellibranchs have gills that consist of long, folded filaments with cilia at the end that draw in water for respiration and also filter food particles. Lamellibranchs include clams, scallops, and oysters.

2. In former classifications, any bivalve mollusk.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	lamellibranch - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together bivalve, pelecypod 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.	lamellibranch - bivalve pelecypod, pelecypodous bivalve, bivalved - used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)