Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lamellibranch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: lamel-li-branch
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Synonym of bivalve.

Etymology

Clipping of taxonomic name Lamellibranchiata, former name of the class Bivalvia.

Inflected Forms

lamellibranchs (plural)

Synonyms

bivalve pelecypod pelecypodous

Questions

What does lamellibranch mean?: Synonym of bivalve.
Where does lamellibranch come from?: Clipping of taxonomic name Lamellibranchiata, former name of the class Bivalvia.

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