Lamellibranch

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lamellibranch \La*mel"li*branch\, n. (Zool.)
     One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also
     used adjectively.
     [1913 Webster] Lamellibranchia

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  lamellibranch
       adj : bivalve [syn: {pelecypod}, {pelecypodous}]
       n : marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with
           platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged
           together [syn: {bivalve}, {pelecypod}]