Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within thesuperfamily Pectinoidea .
Etymologies
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Pecten + -idae
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Examples
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Here is a small scallop shell, a member of the Pectinidae, probably.
Archive 2008-10-01 AYDIN 2008
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Here is a small scallop shell, a member of the Pectinidae, probably.
A wall of marine mollusks in the middle of Istanbul AYDIN 2008
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Here is a small scallop shell, a member of the Pectinidae, probably.
SNAIL'S TALES 2008
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