lamellibranch
- noun
- /ləˈmɛlɪˌbræŋk/
- Archaic
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lamelibranquio
- The oyster is a common lamellibranch found in shallow marine waters.
Examples
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Many lamellibranchs are harvested for their pearls.
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This museum display includes a variety of fossilized lamellibranchs.
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Scientists studied the gill structure of each lamellibranch species in the estuary.
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The lamellibranch is a fascinating creature found in many oceans.
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The oyster is a common lamellibranch found in shallow marine waters.
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Scientists studied the gill structure of each lamellibranch species in the estuary.
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This museum display includes a variety of fossilized lamellibranchs.
Synonyms
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A water animal with a soft body inside two hinged shells, like a clam or oyster
A sea animal with a soft body inside two shells joined at one side, like a clam or oyster
A group of shellfish with two hinged shells like clams or oysters
Water animals with two shells joined by a hinge, like oysters or clams
An old scientific group name for sea animals like oysters and clams with two shells
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Lamellibranch comes from parts meaning lamelli- 'thin plates' and -branch 'gills', because these animals have many thin, plate-like gills inside their shells. So a lamellibranch is a kind of shellfish, like a clam or oyster, with two shells and thin gills.