NOUN | animal | genus Pecten | type genus of the family Pectinidae |
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Meaning | type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops. | |
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Member of | Pectinidae, family Pectinidae | scallops |
Members | bay scallop, Pecten irradians | A small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America |
sea scallop, giant scallop, Pecten magellanicus | A large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America | |
Broader | mollusk genus | A genus of mollusks |
Spanish | género Pecten, genus pecten | |
Catalan | genus pecten |
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