Word Meanings - LAMELLIBRANCH - Book Publishers vocabulary database
One of the Lamellibranchia. Also used adjectively.
Related words: (words related to LAMELLIBRANCH)
- LAMELLIBRANCHIATE
Having lamellar gills; belonging to the Lamellibranchia. -- n. - LAMELLIBRANCHIA; LAMELLIBRANCHIATA
A class of Mollusca including all those that have bivalve shells, as the clams, oysters, mussels, etc. Note: They usually have two flat, lamelliform gills on each side of the body. They have an imperfectly developed head, concealed within the - ADJECTIVELY
In the manner of an adjective; as, a word used adjectively.