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scallop

Any marine bivalve mollusc of the family Pectinidae, with a fan-shaped shell. There are two ‘ears’ extending from the socketlike hinge. Scallops use water-jet propulsion to move through the water to escape predators such as starfish. The giant Pacific scallop found from Alaska to California can reach 20 cm/8 in width.



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So urgent was Sir Nigel on the shore, and so prompt was Goodwin Hawtayne on the cog, that Sir Oliver Buttesthorn had scarce swallowed his last scallop ere the peal of the trumpet and clang of nakir announced that all was ready and the anchor drawn.
The White Company by Doyle, Sir Arthur Conan View in context
They were like no walrus, sea lion, seal, bear, whale, shark, fish, squid, or scallop that Kotick had ever seen before.
The Jungle Book by Kipling, Rudyard View in context
They made a queer picture, indeed; for they wore wide, white collars around their necks and the collars had many scallops and points.
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