Pecten magellanicus vs scallop

scallop vs Pecten magellanicus

Pecten magellanicus and scallop both are nouns.

Pecten magellanicus is not a verb while scallop is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Pecten magellanicus	Yes	No	No	No
scallop	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, scallop is a hypernym of Pecten magellanicus; that is, scallop is a word with a broader meaning than Pecten magellanicus:

Pecten magellanicus: a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America
scallop: edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

Other hypernyms of Pecten magellanicus include escallop, scollop.

Pecten magellanicus (noun)	scallop (noun)
a large scallop inhabiting deep waters of the Atlantic coast of North America	edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
	edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces
	thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled
	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.)

Pecten magellanicus (verb)	scallop (verb)
	shape or cut in scallops
	fish for scallops
	form scallops in
	decorate an edge with scallops
	bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

Difference between Pecten magellanicus and scallop

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