escallop
Noun
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Edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells;
Served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces (synset 107813617)is a type of: shellfish - meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)subtypes:- sea scallop - muscle of large deep-water scallops
- bay scallop - muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops
- Thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled (synset 107670495)
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Edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions (synset 101968530)
is a type of: bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged togethersubtypes:
- bay scallop, pecten irradians - a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America
- giant scallop, pecten magellanicus, sea scallop - a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
belongs to: family pectinidae, pectinidae - scallops
Verb
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Bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top (synset 201668742)
same as: scallop
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