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GENUS PECTEN

• GENUS PECTEN (noun)
The noun GENUS PECTEN has 1 sense:

1. type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops

Familiarity information: GENUS PECTEN used as a noun is very rare.

• GENUS PECTEN (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("genus Pecten" is a kind of...):

mollusk genus (a genus of mollusks)

Meronyms (members of "genus Pecten"):

bay scallop; Pecten irradians (a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America)

giant scallop; Pecten magellanicus; sea scallop (a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America)

Holonyms ("genus Pecten" is a member of...):

family Pectinidae; Pectinidae (scallops)

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Useful links:
Definition of bay scallop
Definition of Pecten irradians
Definition of giant scallop
Pronunciation of sea scallop
Definition of family Pectinidae

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