family pectinidae

Noun
  1. Scallops (synset 101968388)
    is a type of: mollusk family - a family of mollusks
    member holonym:
    • escallop, scallop, scollop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
    • genus pecten - type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops
    belongs to: bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels
    same as: pectinidae

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