HyperDic: pecten_irradians

English > 1 sense of the expression Pecten irradians:
NOUNanimalPecten irradians, bay scallopa small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America
English > Pecten irradians: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America.
Synonymbay scallop
Member ofgenus Pectentype genus of the family Pectinidae
Partsbay scallopmuscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
Broaderscallop, scollop, escallopedible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

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