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Noun: giant scallop
  1. A large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
    "The fishing boat returned with a full catch of giant scallops";
    - sea scallop, Pecten magellanicus

Derived forms: giant scallops

Type of: escallop, scallop, scollop [archaic]

Part of: genus Pecten

Encyclopedia: Giant scallop