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bivalve
[ bahy-valv ]
noun
- Also called lamellibranch. Zoology. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills.
adjective
- Botany. having two valves, as a seedcase.
- Zoology. having two shells, usually united by a hinge.
- having two similar parts hinged together.
bivalve
/ ˈbaɪˌvælv /
noun
- Alsopelecypodlamellibranch any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia ), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussels
adjective
- Alsopelecypodlamellibranch of, relating to, or belonging to the Pelecypoda
- Alsobivalvatebaɪˈvælveɪt biology having or consisting of two valves or similar parts
a bivalve seed capsule
bivalve
/ bī′vălv′ /
- Any of various mollusks of the class Bivalvia, having a shell consisting of two halves hinged together. Clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels are bivalves. The class Bivalvia is also called Pelecypoda, and was formerly called Lamellibranchia.
- Compare univalve
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Derived Forms
- biˈvalvular, adjective
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Other Words From
- bi·val·vu·lar [bahy-, val, -vy, uh, -ler], adjective
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Example Sentences
Her instructions for “the perfect scallops” include “Season both sides and let those little marine bivalve mollusks chillax.”
Amongst other appearances, however, we observed a bivalve, which seemed to differ from terebratula and its congeners.
If the ligament of a gaping bivalve should become dry and stiff, it can be softened by putting it in water.
A pink bivalve shell was eventually discovered, which he considered worthy of containing the honoured corpse.
A straw hat, curled up into a grotesque shape, lay at his feet like some distorted bivalve.
Arca, a genus of bivalve molluscs, family Arcad, whose shells are known as ark-shells.
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