English adjective: pelecypod | |||
1. | pelecypod bivalve | ||
Synonyms | lamellibranch, pelecypodous | ||
Similar | bivalve, bivalved | ||
Antonyms | univalve | ||
English noun: pelecypod | |||
1. | pelecypod (animal) marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together | ||
Synonyms | bivalve, lamellibranch | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mollusc, mollusk, shellfish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | ark shell, blood clam, clam, cockle, escallop, mussel, oyster, piddock, scallop, scollop | ||
Member meronym | Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia | ||