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pelecypod

[ puh-les-uh-pod ]

noun

  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.


adjective

  1. Also pel·e·cyp·o·dous [] belonging or pertaining to the Pelecypoda.

pelecypod

/ pɪˈlɛsɪˌpɒd /

noun

  1. another word for bivalve bivalve
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of pelecypod1

1855–60; < New Latin Pelecypoda < Greek péleky ( s ) hatchet + New Latin -poda; -pod
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pelecypod1

C19: from Greek pelekus hatchet + -pod
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Example Sentences

Excepting in a few families, the pelecypod foot is well developed.

In many respects this is the most distinguished pelecypod family.

When a pelecypod dies and the pull of the adductor muscles is released, the valves gape open.

The greatest possible degree of variation exists in the structure of the pelecypod shell.

The accompanying cut shows Mytilus edulis, a common east-coast pelecypod, attached by its byssus to a piece of wood.

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