class Bivalvia — noun oysters; clams; scallops; mussels • Syn: ↑Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑class Lamellibranchia, ↑class Pelecypoda • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
class Lamellibranchia — noun oysters; clams; scallops; mussels • Syn: ↑Bivalvia, ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑class Pelecypoda • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Pelecypoda — Lamellibranchia La*mel li*bran chi*a, Lamellibranchiata La*mel li*bran chi*a ta, n. pl. [NL. See {lamella}, and {Branchia}, {Branchiate}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pelecypoda — Lamellibranchia La*mel li*bran chi*a, Lamellibranchiata La*mel li*bran chi*a ta, n. pl. [NL. See {lamella}, and {Branchia}, {Branchiate}.] (Zo[ o]l.) An earlier name for the class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Pelecypoda — Pel·e·cyp·o·da (pel″e sipґo də) [Gr. pelekys hatchet + podos foot] the bivalves: a class of mollusks which are laterally compressed and have a pair of dorsally hinged lateral shells (valves) and a hatchet shaped foot for digging; it… … Medical dictionary
pelecypod — /peuh les euh pod /, n. 1. any mollusk of the class Pelecypoda (Lamellibranchiata), characterized by a bivalve shell enclosing the headless body and lamellate gills, comprising the oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops. adj. 2. Also, pelecypodous … Universalium
Mollusca — noun gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons • Syn: ↑phylum Mollusca • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom … Useful english dictionary
phylum Mollusca — noun gastropods; bivalves; cephalopods; chitons • Syn: ↑Mollusca • Hypernyms: ↑phylum • Member Holonyms: ↑Animalia, ↑kingdom Animalia, ↑animal kingdom … Useful english dictionary
Bivalvia — noun oysters; clams; scallops; mussels • Syn: ↑class Bivalvia, ↑Lamellibranchia, ↑class Lamellibranchia, ↑class Pelecypoda • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Lamellibranchia — noun oysters; clams; scallops; mussels • Syn: ↑Bivalvia, ↑class Bivalvia, ↑class Lamellibranchia, ↑class Pelecypoda • Hypernyms: ↑class • Member Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
