SEA SCALLOP
Dictionary entry overview: What does sea scallop mean?
• SEA SCALLOP (noun)
The noun SEA SCALLOP has 2 senses:
1. muscle of large deep-water scallops
2. a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
Familiarity information: SEA SCALLOP used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SEA SCALLOP (noun)
Meaning:
Muscle of large deep-water scallops
Classified under:
Nouns denoting foods and drinks
Hypernyms ("sea scallop" is a kind of...):
escallop; scallop; scollop (edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces)
Holonyms ("sea scallop" is a part of...):
giant scallop; Pecten magellanicus; sea scallop (a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America)
Meaning:
A large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
Classified under:
Nouns denoting animals
Synonyms:
giant scallop; Pecten magellanicus; sea scallop
Hypernyms ("sea scallop" is a kind of...):
escallop; scallop; scollop (edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions)
Meronyms (parts of "sea scallop"):
sea scallop (muscle of large deep-water scallops)
Holonyms ("sea scallop" is a member of...):
genus Pecten (type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops)
