genus pecten

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1. type genus of the family Pectinidae: sea and bay scallops (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mollusk genus,
definition	:	a genus of mollusks (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	bay scallop, pecten irradians,
definition	:	a small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America (noun.animal)

member holonym	:	giant scallop, pecten magellanicus, sea scallop,
definition	:	a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	family pectinidae, pectinidae,
definition	:	scallops (noun.animal)