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sea scallop
noun[ C ]
uk /ˈsiː ˌskɒl.əp//ˈsiː ˌskæl.əp/ us /ˈsiː ˌskæl.əp/
a large scallop(= a sea creature that lives inside two flat, round shells) whose flesh can be eaten as food:
The sea scallops were covered with a garlic sauce and served with pasta.
My friends had grown up far from the coast and had never eaten fresh sea scallops.
I tried the sea scallops but found them rather salty.
The shell of a sea scallop can be as much as 18 cm wide.
You need to be careful when you cook sea scallops because they don't take long.
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