[syn: lamellibranch, pelecypod, pelecypodous]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lamellibranch \La*mel"li*branch\, n. (Zool.)
One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also
used adjectively.
[1913 Webster] Lamellibranchia
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lamellibranch
adj 1: bivalve [syn: lamellibranch, pelecypod,
pelecypodous]
n 1: marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with
platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
[syn: bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranch]