Lăm'el-li-brăn'chi-ate1, n.
(-brăngk'ĭ-), n. [Lat. lamella, a thin plate, and branchiæ, gills.] (Zool.) A mollusk of the tribe including the oyster and clam, characterized by having lamellar gills.
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Lamellibranchiate
Lām'el-li-brăn'chi-ate2, a.
(-brănk'i-), a. Having lamellar gills, like the oyster, clam, and other bivalve mollusks.