'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]

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