lamellibranch Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
    pelecypod; bivalve.
  2. adjective satellite bivalve
    pelecypodous; pelecypod.

WordNet


La*mel"li*branch noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.

Webster 1913