( n. )
The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor muscle itself, esp. when used as food, as in the scallop.
( n. )
The scar to which the adductor muscle is attached in oysters and other bivalve shells; also, the adductor muscle itself, esp. when used as food, as in the scallop.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012