English Dictionary

BAY SCALLOP

Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

IPA (US): 

 Dictionary entry overview: What does bay scallop mean? 

BAY SCALLOP (noun)
  The noun BAY SCALLOP has 2 senses:

1. muscle of small choice shallow-water scallopsplay

2. a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North Americaplay

  Familiarity information: BAY SCALLOP used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BAY SCALLOP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("bay 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 ("bay scallop" is a part of...):

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


Sense 2

Meaning:

A small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

bay scallop; Pecten irradians

Hypernyms ("bay 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 "bay scallop"):

bay scallop (muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops)

Holonyms ("bay scallop" is a member of...):

genus Pecten (type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops)


 Learn English with... Proverbs 
"Where one door shuts, another opens." (English proverb)

"Mind the goats so that you will drink their milk." (Albanian proverb)

"Rudeness knows no sweat of shame." (Arabic proverb)

"The vine says to the vintager: "Make me poor, and I will make you rich."" (Corsican proverb)



ALSO IN ENGLISH DICTIONARY:


© 2000-2023 AudioEnglish.org | AudioEnglish® is a Registered Trademark | Terms of use and privacy policy
Contact