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la·mel·li·branch

 (lə-mĕl′ə-brănk′)
n.
See bivalve.
[From New Latin Lāmellibranchia, class name : lamelli- + Latin branchia, gill; see branchia.]
la·mel′li·branch′ adj.
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lamellibranch

(ləˈmɛlɪˌbræŋk)
n, adj
(Zoology) another word for bivalve1, bivalve2
[C19: from New Latin lamellibranchia plate-gilled (animals); see lamella, branchia]
laˌmelliˈbranchiate adj, n
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bi•valve

(ˈbaɪˌvælv)

n.
1. any mollusk, as the oyster or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having hinged lateral shells, a soft body enclosed by a mantle, sheetlike gills, and often a retractile foot.
adj.
2. having two shells, usu. united by a hinge.
3. having two similar parts hinged together.
[1670–80]
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Noun1.lamellibranch - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged togetherlamellibranch - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
bivalve, pelecypod
mollusc, mollusk, shellfish - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
cockle - common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
ark shell - marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface
blood clam - red-blooded clam
mussel - marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
escallop, scollop, scallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
piddock - marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
Adj.1.lamellibranch - bivalve
pelecypod, pelecypodous
bivalve, bivalved - used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
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