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PELECYPODOUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pelecypodous mean?
• PELECYPODOUS (adjective)
The adjective PELECYPODOUS has 1 sense:
1. bivalve
Familiarity information: PELECYPODOUS used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Bivalve
Synonyms:
lamellibranch; pelecypod; pelecypodous
Similar:
bivalve; bivalved (used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.))
Derivation:
pelecypod (marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together)
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