Meaning

1 senses
  1. Synonym of bivalve.

More definitions
  • marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

Translations

2 languages

Origin

Clipping of taxonomic name Lamellibranchiata, former name of the class Bivalvia.

Clipping of taxonomic name Lamellibranchiata, former name of the class Bivalvia.

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Forms

plural: lamellibranchs
Singularlamellibranch
Plurallamellibranchs

irregular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together:bivalvepelecypod

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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