Associations to the word «Pelecypod»

Wiktionary

PELECYPOD, noun. (zoology) Any of the Pelecypoda.

Dictionary definition

PELECYPOD, noun. Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together.
PELECYPOD, adjective. Bivalve.

Wise words

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