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giant scallop — noun a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America • Syn: ↑sea scallop, ↑Pecten magellanicus • Hypernyms: ↑scallop, ↑scollop, ↑escallop • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
giant scallop. — See sea scallop … Useful english dictionary
Scallop — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
scallop — /skol euhp, skal /, n. 1. any of the bivalve mollusks of the genus Argopecten (Pecten) and related genera that swim by rapidly clapping the fluted shell valves together. 2. the adductor muscle of certain species of such mollusks, used as food. 3 … Universalium
sea scallop — noun 1. muscle of large deep water scallops • Hypernyms: ↑scallop, ↑scollop, ↑escallop • Part Holonyms: ↑giant scallop, ↑Pecten magellanicus 2. a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America … Useful english dictionary
sea scallop — 1. Also called giant scallop. a large scallop, Pecten magellanicus, of deep waters off the Atlantic coast of North America. 2. the abductor muscle of this scallop, eaten as food. * * * … Universalium
Patinopecten yessoensis — Yesso scallop Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia … Wikipedia
Pecten magellanicus — noun a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America • Syn: ↑sea scallop, ↑giant scallop • Hypernyms: ↑scallop, ↑scollop, ↑escallop • Member Holonyms: ↑genus Pec … Useful english dictionary
genus Pecten — noun type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops • Hypernyms: ↑mollusk genus • Member Holonyms: ↑Pectinidae, ↑family Pectinidae • Member Meronyms: ↑bay scallop, ↑Pecten irradians, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
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