'pelecypod' definitions:
Definition of 'pelecypod'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Bivalve [syn: lamellibranch, pelecypod, pelecypodous]
noun
Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together [syn: bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch]
Definition of 'pelecypod'
From: GCIDE
- pelecypod \pelecypod\ n.
- 1. A marine or freshwater mollusk having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together; a member of the Pelecypoda.
- Syn: bivalve, lamellibranch. [WordNet 1.5] pelecypod
Definition of 'pelecypod'
From: GCIDE
- pelecypod \pelecypod\ pelecypodous \pelecypodous\adj.
- 1. same as lamellibranchiate.
- Syn: lamellibranch, lamellibranchiate. [WordNet 1.5]