flame scallop

noun

Any of various limid clams with red tentacles.

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Meanings

nounflame scallop (plural flame scallops)

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
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