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Definition of fan shell

fan shell
Scallop Scal"lop (?; 277), n. [OF. escalope a shell, probably of German or Dutch origin, and akin to E. scale of a fish; cf. D. schelp shell. See Scale of a fish, and cf. Escalop.] [Written also scollop.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinid[ae]. The shell is usually radially ribbed, and the edge is therefore often undulated in a characteristic manner. The large adductor muscle of some the species is much used as food. One species (Vola Jacob[ae]us) occurs on the coast of Palestine, and its shell was formerly worn by pilgrims as a mark that they had been to the Holy Land. Called also fan shell. See Pecten, 2. Note: The common edible scallop of the Eastern United States is Pecten irradians; the large sea scallop, also used as food, is P. Clintonius, or tenuicostatus. 2. One of series of segments of circles joined at their extremities, forming a border like the edge or surface of a scallop shell. 3. One of the shells of a scallop; also, a dish resembling a scallop shell.

Meaning of fan shell from wikipedia

- s**** near the umbos (the pointed end). The family Pinnidae includes the fan s****, Atrina fragilis, and Pinna nobilis, the source of sea silk. Some species...
- the noble pen s**** or fan mussel, is a large species of Mediterranean clam, a marine bivalve mollusc in the family Pinnidae, the pen s****. It reaches...
- Talochlamys multistriata, the dwarf fan s****, is a species of bivalve scallop. It is a marine mollusc in the family Pectinidae. This species is found...
- Cyprogenia aberti, the western fans****, edible naiad, edible pearly mussel, or western fans**** mussel, is a species of freshwater mussel, an aquatic...
- asperrima, common name the austral scallop, doughboy, doughboy scallop, fan s****, or prickly scallop, is a species of scallop, a marine bivalve mollusc...
- Talochlamys zelandiae, common name the fan s****, is a species of marine bivalve mollusc in the scallop family Pectinidae. This species occurs at littoral...
- A ceiling fan is a fan mounted on the ceiling of a room or space, usually electrically powered, that uses hub-mounted rotating blades to circulate air...
- A s**** stitch (or fan stitch) is a crochet motif often used as a border around other patterns or in staggered rows to create a distinctive fabric pattern...
- The turtle s**** is a shield for the ventral and dorsal parts of turtles (the order Testudines), completely enclosing all the vital organs of the turtle...
- gunbai war fan. Wood and lacquer with s**** inlay. Minamoto no Tametomo with a gunsen fan In the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise war fans are used...