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Marine mollusc of the family Pectinidae, with
a bivalve fan-shaped shell. Scallops use `jet
propulsion' to move through the water to
escape predators such as starfish. The St
James's shell Pecten jacobaeus was used as a
badge by medieval pilgrims to Santiago de
Compostela.