pelecypod

(pə lesi päd′)

noun, adjective

bivalve

Origin: < Gr pelekys, an ax (akin to Sans paraśú, battle-ax) + -pod

See pelecypod in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

Origin:

Origin: From New Latin Pelecypoda, class name

Origin: : Greek pelekus, ax

Origin: + New Latin -poda, -pod

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