sea scallop
noun
: a large deep-water scallop (Placopecten magellanicus) of the Atlantic coast of North America that is harvested commercially for food
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Among the dinner entrees listed on the Las Vegas location include roast chicken, honey mustard salmon, cioppino, lemon risotto with sea scallops, 14 oz.
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
Choice of baked eggplant Napoleon, blackened sea scallops or beef short rib cannelloni.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
Couples can opt for the Seafood Platter—an ocean feast with spiny lobster, red king and blue crab, langoustines, Argentinian shrimps, sea scallops, and wild clams.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Also included: eight shrimp, eight sea scallops, a dozen mussels, and two servings of corn on the cob drenched in herbed lemon butter sauce.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 16 Feb. 2025
Choice of baked eggplant Napoleon, blackened sea scallops or beef short rib cannelloni.
—Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 21 Jan. 2025
Couples can opt for the Seafood Platter—an ocean feast with spiny lobster, red king and blue crab, langoustines, Argentinian shrimps, sea scallops, and wild clams.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Also included: eight shrimp, eight sea scallops, a dozen mussels, and two servings of corn on the cob drenched in herbed lemon butter sauce.
—Kaila Yu, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Sea scallop.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sea%20scallop. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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