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lamellibranchiate, a. (n.) Zool.|ləmɛlɪˈbræŋkɪət|
[ad. mod.L. lāmellibranchiātus (implied in -āta n. pl.): see prec. + -ate3.]
Belonging to the group Lamellibranchiata of molluscs (so called as having lamellate gills) of which the ordinary bivalves (oysters, mussels, etc.) are typical.
1855Ogilvie, Suppl., Lamellibranchiate, relating to the lamellibranchiata. 1863Lyell Antiq. Man xx. 404 The existing lamellibranchiate bivalves. 1880Huxley Crayfish 356 The little lamellibranchiate mollusk, Cyclas fontinalis.
b. n. A lamellibranch; a bivalve mollusc.
1842Brande Dict. Sci. etc., Lamellibranchiates, Lamellibranchiata, an order of Acephalous Mollusks. |