See lamellibranch.
[From New Latin Pelecypoda, class name : Greek pelekus, ax + New Latin -poda, -pod.]
pelecypod
Dictionary:
pe·lec·y·pod (pə-lĕs'ə-pŏd')  |
| WordNet: pelecypod |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
Synonyms: bivalve, lamellibranch
The adjective pelecypod has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
bivalve
Synonyms: lamellibranch, pelecypodous
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 | Taxodonta (invertebrate zoology) |
| lamellibranch |
| buttress |
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Mentioned in
- Taxodonta (invertebrate zoology)
- lamellibranch
- buttress
- Phoronida (phoronida)
- Brachiopoda (in zoology)
- Mollusca
- Bivalvia
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