lamelliped, a. and n. Zool.
(ləˈmɛlɪpɛd)
[ad. mod.L. lāmellipedia (pl.), f. L. lāmella thin plate + ped-, pēs, foot.]
A. adj. Belonging to the Lamellipedia, a division of conchiferous molluscs, having a flattened lamelliform foot. B. n. One of the Lamellipedia.
| 1855 Ogilvie, Suppl., Lamellipeds, a section of conchifers containing bivalves with the foot broad and thin, as in Cardiaceæ, &c. 1888 Syd. Soc. Lex., Lamellipede, having flattened and lamelliform feet. |