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Definition of Pelecypod
1. Noun. Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together.
Generic synonyms: Mollusc, Mollusk, Shellfish
Group relationships: Bivalvia, Class Bivalvia, Class Lamellibranchia, Class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia
Specialized synonyms: Clam, Cockle, Oyster, Ark Shell, Blood Clam, Mussel, Escallop, Scallop, Scollop, Piddock
Derivative terms: Bivalve, Pelecypodous
2. Adjective. Bivalve.
Definition of Pelecypod
1. Noun. (zoology) Any of the Pelecypoda. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Pelecypod
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pelecypod
Literary usage of Pelecypod
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Bulletins of American Paleontology by Cornell University, Paleontological Research Institution (1895)
"Geol. Mag., new ser., decade 4, vol. 7, pp. 500-514, 544-560, pis. 20-22. Nicol,
David 1945a. Genera and subgenera of the pelecypod family ..."
2. A Textbook of Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1921)
"were mainly estuarine, the marine fauna from the south invaded this trough, the
first immigrant being the pelecypod Inoceramus labiatus (Fig. ..."
3. A Comprehensive Geology by Amadeus William Grabau (1921)
"were mainly estuarine, the marine fauna from the south invaded this trough, the
first immigrant being.the pelecypod Inoceramus labiatus (Fig. ..."
4. ... [County Reports and Maps]: Preston County by Ray Vernon Hennen, William Armstrong Price, W. J. Latimer (1914)
"A medium sized, oval, moderately gibbous pelecypod of the general appearance of an
... Collection.—West Virginia Geological Survey. pelecypod indet. 2. ..."
5. Bulletin by Ohio State Geologist, Ohio Division of Geological Survey (1909)
"The pelecypod element is hardly so useful a means of comparison. It is well
represented, both to the north and to the south, and perhaps better in either ..."
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