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scal·lop
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sea scallop
Also called giant scallop. a large scallop, Pecten magellanicus, of deep waters off the Atlantic coast of North America. -
bay scallop
a small scallop, Pecten irradians, inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats from southeastern Canada to the Gulf of Mexico, especially eastern Long Island Sound. -
coquille
any dish, esp seafood, served in a scallop shell -
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giant scallop
sea scallop. -
pecten
Zoology, Anatomy. a comblike part or process. a pigmented vascular membrane with parallel folds suggesting the teeth of a comb, projecting into the vitreous humor of the eye in birds and reptiles.