Scallop

/skˈæləp/

/ˈskæɫəp/

Scallop

NOUN

an edible marine bivalve with a white internal muscle that opens and closes the shells and causes it to swim

What is a "scallop"?

A scallop is a bivalve mollusk with a round, fan-shaped shell. They have tender and sweet meat that is highly valued in cooking. Scallops can swim by clapping their shells together and are filter feeders, extracting small organisms from the water. They are commonly enjoyed in various culinary dishes and are prized for their delicate flavor and texture.

thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

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

one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)