Bay Scallop

Argopecten irradians

Argopecten irradians, formerly classified as Aequipecten irradians, common names Atlantic bay scallop, bay scallop, and blue-eyed scallop, is a species of scallop in the family Pectinidae. An edible saltwater bivalve, it is native to the northwest Atlantic from Cape Cod to the Gulf of Mexico.

Bay

A bay is a recessed, coastal body of water that directly connects to a larger main body of water, such as an ocean, a lake, or another bay. A large bay is usually called a gulf, sea, sound, or bight. A cove is a small, circular bay with a narrow entrance. A fjord is an elongated bay formed by glacial action. The term embayment is also used for related features, such as extinct bays or freshwater environments.

Scallop

Scallop is a common name that encompasses various species of marine bivalve molluscs in the taxonomic family Pectinidae, the scallops. However, this common name is also sometimes applied to species in other closely related families within the superfamily Pectinoidea, which also includes the thorny oysters.

Bay (horse)

Bay is a hair coat color of horses, characterized by a reddish-brown or brown body color with a black point coloration on the mane, tail, ear edges, and lower legs. Bay is one of the most common coat colors in many horse breeds.

bay

Symbol

1. ISO 639-3 language code for Batuley.

Noun

1. A body of water (especially the sea) contained by a concave shoreline.
2. A bank or dam to keep back water.

scallop

Noun

1. Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
2. One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.

Verb

1. To create or form an edge in the shape of a crescent or multiple crescents.
2. To bake in a casserole (gratin), originally in a scallop shell; especially used in form scalloped