la|mel|li|branch

la|mel|li|branch
la|mel|li|branch «luh MEHL uh brangk», noun, adjective.
–n.
a mollusk having thin, platelike gills and a headless body enclosed in a shell whose two parts are connected by a hinge; pelecypod. Lamellibranchs are a class of mollusks that include oysters, clams, and scallops, have a wedge-shaped foot, and are bilaterally symmetrical within a mantle secreted by the shell.
–adj.
of or belonging to this class of mollusks; lamellibranchiate.
[< New Latin Lamellibranchia the class name < Latin lāmella lamella + Greek bránchia gills, branchia]

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