acefali

Definitions of acefali
  1. noun
    marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
    synonyms: lamellibranchi
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    vongola
    burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
    ostrica
    marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
    cozza, mitilo, muscolo
    marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
    pettine
    edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
    type of:
    mollusco
    invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
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