- Bivalve marine mollusc - Bivalve mollusc - Boy’s terror involves shellfish - Edible shellfish - Exotic story about eastern pearl maker - Kilpatrick shellfish - Kilpatrick, for instance, comes out of his shell
- Calamari - Marine mollusc - Octopus relative - Any one of numerous species of ten-armed cephalopods having
a long, tapered body, and a caudal fin on each side; especially, any
species of Loligo, Ommastrephes, and related genera. See Calamary,
Decacerata, Dibranchiata. - A fishhook with a piece of bright lead, bone, or other
substance, fastened on its shank to imitate a squid.
- Bivalve - Bivalve mollusc - Bivalve shellfish - Shellfish delicacy - Any one of many species of marine bivalve shells of the
genus Mytilus, and related genera, of the family Mytidae. The common
mussel (Mytilus edulis; see Illust. under Byssus), and the larger, or
horse, mussel (Modiola modiolus), inhabiting the shores both of Europe
and America, are edible. The former is extensively used as food in
Europe. - Any one of numerous species of Unio, and related
fresh-water genera; -- called also river mussel. See Naiad, and Unio.
- A mollusc - Bivalve mollusc - Small edible shellfish - A bivalve mollusk, with radiating ribs, of the genus
Cardium, especially C. edule, used in Europe for food; -- sometimes
applied to similar shells of other genera. - A cockleshell. - The mineral black tourmaline or schorl; -- so called by the
Cornish miners. - The fire chamber of a furnace.