One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.
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A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca.
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One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.
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One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.
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A marine bivalve shell belonging to the genus Arca and its allies.
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A bivalve mollusk of many kinds, especially those that are edible; as, the long clam (Mya arenaria), the quahog or round clam (Venus mercenaria), the…
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A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes applied to similar shells of…
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See Escalop.
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Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common mussel (Mytilus edulis;…
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Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea. They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow water along the seacoasts,…
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Any species of Pholas; a pholad. See Pholas.
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Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinidae. The shell is usually radially…
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See Scallop.
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Same as Mollusk.
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One of the Mollusca.
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Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lo…
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Having two valves, as the oyster and some seed pods; bivalve.
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One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.
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A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
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A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
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