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queen scallop

queen scallop noun: an edible scallop, species Aequipecten opercularis.

queen scallop: an edible scallop, species Aequipecten opercularis
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Noun

queen scallop (plural queen scallops)

  1. An edible scallop, species Aequipecten opercularis.
    • A plate of queen scallops on the half shell with chorizo crumbs and garlic butter was only over-shadowed by the quality of its companions.2011 December 18, Jay Rayner, “Restaurant review: Aurelia”, in The Observer, →ISSN, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2022

Forms of queen scallop

pluralqueen scallops

Questions about queen scallop

What does queen scallop mean?
Queen scallop means an edible scallop, species Aequipecten opercularis.
What part of speech is queen scallop?
Queen scallop is a noun.
What is the plural of queen scallop?
The plural of queen scallop is queen scallops.

Words near queen scallop in the dictionary

  1. queen regents
  2. queen regnant
  3. queen regnante
  4. queen retinue pheromone
  5. queen retinue pheromones
  6. queen scallop
  7. queen scallops
  8. queen snake
  9. queen snakes
  10. queen substance
  11. queen truss

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