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escallop

es·cal·lop

uncommon dated obsolete

noun

1.

edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces

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edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

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From Middle French escalope.

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