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PECTEN IRRADIANS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America
Synonyms:
bay scallop; Pecten irradians
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("Pecten irradians" is a kind of...):
escallop; scallop; scollop (edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions)
Meronyms (parts of "Pecten irradians"):
bay scallop (muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops)
Holonyms ("Pecten irradians" is a member of...):
genus Pecten (type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops)
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