1. Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
   "Clams and mussels are common examples of lamellibranchs";
   - bivalve, pelecypod

1. Bivalve
   "The lamellibranch mollusk closed its shell tightly when threatened";
   - pelecypod, pelecypodous

Derived forms: lamellibranchs

See also: bivalve, bivalved

Type of: mollusc, mollusk [N. Amer], shellfish

Part of: Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia

Encyclopedia: Lamellibranch