PELECYPODOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Bivalve

Synonyms:

lamellibranch; pelecypod; pelecypodous

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

bivalve; bivalved (used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.))

Derivation:

pelecypod (marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)

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