simpukka — meaning in English
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English meaning
- bivalve noun Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
- clam noun An edible shellfish with two hinged shells, found buried in sand or mud.
- mussel noun A bivalve shellfish with a dark, elongated shell, found in both fresh and salt water and often eaten as seafood.
- shellfish noun An aquatic animal with a shell, such as a crab, mussel, or oyster, especially one eaten as food.
Senses
simpukka is used for these senses in English:
- bivalve Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
- mussel Any of several groups of bivalve shellfish with elongated, asymmetrical shells.
- shellfish A culinary and nutritional term for several groups of non-piscine, non-tetrapod, aquatic animals that are used as a food source. The term often exclusively refers to edible aquatic crustaceans, bivalve mollusks and cephalopod mollusks; but sometimes echinoderms may be included as well.
bivalve — full definition
- noun Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
- noun A pericarp in which the seedcase opens or splits into two parts or valves.
clam — full definition
- noun An edible shellfish with two hinged shells, found buried in sand or mud.
- noun Informal: a dollar.
- verb To go silent or refuse to speak, especially used as "clam up."