pecten irradians

2 definitions found

pecten irradians - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Scallop \Scal"lop\ (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably
     of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish;
     cf. D. schelp shell. See Scale of a fish, and cf.
     Escalop.] [Written also scollop.]
     1. (Zool.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve
        mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the
        family Pectinidae. The shell is usually radially ribbed,
        and the edge is therefore often undulated in a
        characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some
        the species is much used as food. One species (Vola  Jacobaeus
        ) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its
        shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they
        had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan shell. See
        Pecten, 2.
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     Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States
           is Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used
           as food, is Pecten Clintonius syn. Pecten tenuicostatus
           .
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     2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their
        extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of
        a scallop shell.
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     3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a
        scallop shell.
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pecten irradians - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Pecten irradians
      n 1: a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of
           the Atlantic coast of North America [syn: bay scallop,
           Pecten irradians]