HyperDic: pecten_magellanicus

English > 1 sense of the expression Pecten magellanicus:
NOUNanimalPecten magellanicus, sea scallop, giant scallopa large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
English > Pecten magellanicus: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
MeaningA large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America.
Synonymssea scallop, giant scallop
Member ofgenus Pectentype genus of the family Pectinidae
Partssea scallopmuscle of large deep-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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