LAMELLIBRANCH


Meaning of LAMELLIBRANCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ lə-ˈme-lə-ˌbraŋk ]

noun

( plural -branchs )

Etymology: New Latin Lamellibranchia, from lamella + Latin branchia gill

Date: 1855

: any of a class (Lamellibranchia) of bivalve mollusks (as clams, oysters, and mussels) that have the body bilaterally symmetrical, compressed, and enclosed within the mantle and that build up a shell whose right and left parts are connected by a hinge over the animal's back

• lamellibranch adjective

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