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 scol·lop /ˈskɑləp, ˈskɔ-/
 海扇貝;貝形鍋;淺底鍋

 Scal·lop n.  [Written also scollop.]
 1. Zool. Any one of numerous species of marine bivalve mollusks of the genus Pecten and allied genera of the family Pectinidae. 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 Jacobaeus) 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 Pecten Clintonius syn. Pecten 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.

 Scol·lop n. & v. See Scallop.
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 scollop
      n 1: edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served
           broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces [syn: scallop,
            escallop]
      2: thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or
         broiled [syn: cutlet, scallop, escallop]
      3: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that
         swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of
         snapping motions [syn: scallop, escallop]
      v 1: form scallops in; "scallop the meat" [syn: scallop]
      2: fish for scallops [syn: scallop]
      3: shape or cut in scallops; "scallop the hem of the dress"
         [syn: scallop]