giant scallop


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Noun1.giant scallop - a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North Americagiant scallop - a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
escallop, scollop, scallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
genus Pecten - type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops
sea scallop - muscle of large deep-water scallops
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Spatial distribution of the giant scallop Placopecten magellanicus in unharvested beds in the Baie des Chaleurs, Quebec.
Dishes include a superfood risotto, a giant scallop dish with cauliflower puree, pancetta sand and a sorrel dressing and a white chocolate terrine with strawberries and sweet pastry.
Influence of temperature and food availability on the ecological energetic of the giant scallop Placopecten magellanicus.
Influence of temperature and food availability on the ecological energetics of the giant scallop Placopecten magellanicus I.
With her top off, Jo must resemble a giant scallop.
Ms Kidd is pictured curled up in a giant scallop shell,naked apart from a tiny beaded shawl covering her shoulders.
Production, dynamics and energy partitioning in two populations of the giant scallop Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin).
The giant scallop, Placopecten magellanicus, was the subject of a recent comprehensive work on the hydrodynamics and energetics of locomotion (6, 7, 8, 9).
Reduced fecundity in a deep--water population of the giant scallop, Placopecten magellanicus, in the Gulf of Maine, U.S.A.
Annual growth rings and rate of growth of the giant scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin), in the Digby area of the Bay of Fundy.
The partitioning of energy between growth and reproduction in the giant scallop, Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin).