What is "lamellibranch"

Lamellibranch \La*mel"li*branch\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Lamellibranchia (also called Pelecypoda). Also used adjectively.

n. any marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk, of the class ''(taxlink Lamellibranchia class noshow=1)'' or Bivalvia; includes the clams, scallops and oysters

adj. bivalve [syn: pelecypod, pelecypodous]

n. marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together [syn: bivalve, pelecypod]