ˈseməˌlē noun
Etymology: New Latin, probably from Semele, Greek goddess, from Latin, from Greek Semelē
1. capitalized : a widely distributed genus of small bivalve mollusks (suborder Tellinacea) with long separate siphons and a thin oval or oblong shell that gapes at the posterior end and is usually finely striated
2. -s : any mollusk of the genus Semele