NOUN | food | sea scallop | muscle of large deep-water scallops |
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animal | sea scallop, giant scallop, Pecten magellanicus | a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America |
Meaning | muscle of large deep-water scallops. | |
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Part of | sea scallop, giant scallop, Pecten magellanicus | A large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America |
Broader | scallop, scollop, escallop | edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells |
Meaning | A large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America. | |
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Synonyms | giant scallop, Pecten magellanicus | |
Member of | genus Pecten | type genus of the family Pectinidae |
Parts | sea scallop | muscle of large deep-water scallops |
Broader | scallop, scollop, escallop | edible 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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