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Definition of Lamellibranch
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, Pelecypod, Pelecypodous
2. Adjective. Bivalve.
Similar to: Bivalve, Bivalved
Derivative terms: Pelecypod, Pelecypod
Definition of Lamellibranch
1. n. One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.
Definition of Lamellibranch
1. Noun. any marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk, of the class Lamellibranchia; includes the clams, scallops and oysters ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lamellibranch
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Medical Definition of Lamellibranch
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lamellibranch
Literary usage of Lamellibranch
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Geology of Sydney and the Blue Mountains: A Popular Introduction to the by John Milne Curran (1899)
"... lamellibranch - "Horse-tail" - Fern - Root of Glossopteris - Brachiopod -
Crustacean - Brachiopod - Brachiopod - lamellibranch ..."
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