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flame scallops

flame scallops is the plural of flame scallop.

Meaning of flame scallop

Noun

flame scallop (plural flame scallops)

  1. Any of various limid clams with red tentacles.
    • The fantastic flame scallops, Lima spp. are filter feeding clams that subsist, as most clams do, by feeding on bacteria, phytoplankton, dissolved organic material, and detritus in the water.2001, Julian Sprung, Invertebrates: A Quick Reference Guide, page 87

Questions about flame scallops

What is flame scallops the plural of?
Flame scallops is the plural of flame scallop.

Words near flame scallops in the dictionary

  1. flame out
  2. flame photometry
  3. flame retardant
  4. flame retardants
  5. flame scallop
  6. flame scallops
  7. flame spread
  8. flame structure
  9. flame structures
  10. flame test
  11. flame tests

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