pelecypod

pe·lec·y·pod

P0155200 (pə-lĕs′ə-pŏd′)n. See bivalve.

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[From New Latin Pelecypoda, class name : Greek pelekus, axe + New Latin -poda, -pod.]

pelecypod

(pɪˈlɛsɪˌpɒd) n, adj (Animals) another word for bivalve¹, bivalve²[C19: from Greek pelekus hatchet + -pod]

bi•valve

(ˈbaɪˌvælv)

n. 1. any mollusk, as the oyster or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having hinged lateral shells, a soft body enclosed by a mantle, sheetlike gills, and often a retractile foot. adj. 2. having two shells, usu. united by a hinge. 3. having two similar parts hinged together. [1670–80]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	pelecypod - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged togetherbivalve, lamellibranchmollusc, mollusk, shellfish - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shellBivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; musselsclam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmnesscockle - common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribsoyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal watersark shell - marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surfaceblood clam - red-blooded clammussel - marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.escallop, scollop, scallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motionspiddock - marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
Adj.	1.	pelecypod - bivalvelamellibranch, pelecypodousbivalve, bivalved - used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)