HyperDic: pelecypodous

English > 1 sense of the word pelecypodous:
ADJECTIVEallpelecypodous, lamellibranch, pelecypodbivalve
English > pelecypodous: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningbivalve.
Synonymslamellibranch, pelecypod
Broaderbivalve, bivalvedUsed of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
Spanishlamelibranquio
Nounspelecypodmarine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

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