Definitions for pelecypod

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pelecypod pe·lec·y·pod

Spelling: [puh-les-uh-pod]

IPA: /pəˈlɛs əˌpɒd/

Pelecypod is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 218 anagrams from letters in pelecypod (cdeeloppy).

Definitions for pelecypod

noun

1. any mollusk of the class Pelecypoda (Lamellibranchiata), characterized by a bivalve shell enclosing the headless body and lamellate gills, comprising the oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops.

adjective

1. Also, pelecypodous [pel-uh-sip-uh-duh s] /ˌpɛl əˈsɪp ə dəs/ (Show IPA). belonging or pertaining to the Pelecypoda.

Origin of pelecypod

1855-60; New Latin Pelecypoda Greek péleky(s) hatchet + New Latin -poda; see -pod

Examples for pelecypod

When a pelecypod dies and the pull of the adductor muscles is released, the valves gape open.

Excepting in a few families, the pelecypod foot is well developed.

In this family we encounter, rather suddenly, some new features not heretofore seen in the pelecypod structure.

A good balance is preserved between them all, the result being a high type of pelecypod.

The greatest possible degree of variation exists in the structure of the pelecypod shell.