Definition of Bay scallop

1. Noun. Muscle of small choice shallow-water scallops.

Group relationships: Pecten Irradians
Generic synonyms: Escallop, Scallop, Scollop

2. Noun. A small scallop inhabiting shallow waters and mud flats of the Atlantic coast of North America.
Exact synonyms: Pecten Irradians
Generic synonyms: Escallop, Scallop, Scollop
Group relationships: Genus Pecten

Lexicographical Neighbors of Bay Scallop

bay-leaved caper
bay-rum tree
bay cat
bay cats
bay laurel
bay leaf
bay leaves
bay lynx
bay myrtle
bay platform
bay platforms
bay region
bay rum
bay salt
bay scallop (current term)
bay sore
bay tree
bay willow
bay window
bay windows
bay wreath
bay yarn
bay yarns
baya
bayadeer
bayadeers
bayadere
bayaderes
bayamo

Literary usage of Bay scallop

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Adventure Guide to Tampa Bay and Florida's West Coast by Chelle Koster Walton (2003)
"The even better news is that it attracts rich sea life to its mangrove inlets, canals, and mudflats - for example, the blue-eyed bay scallop, blue crab, ..."

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