bivalve

bi·valve (b

)

A mollusk, such as an oyster or a clam, that has a shell consisting of two hinged valves.

adj.

1. Having a shell consisting of two hinged valves.

2. Consisting of two similar separable parts.

bivalved adj.

bivalve [ˈbaɪˌvælv]

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also called pelecypod amellibranch 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

adj

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also pelecypod lamellibranch of, relating to, or belonging to the Pelecypoda

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) Also bivalvate [baɪˈvælveɪt] Biology having or consisting of two valves or similar parts a bivalve seed capsule

bivalvular adj

bivalve (b

)

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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Noun	1.	bivalve - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together lamellibranch, pelecypod mollusc, mollusk, shellfish - invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell Bivalvia, class Bivalvia, class Lamellibranchia, class Pelecypoda, Lamellibranchia - oysters; clams; scallops; mussels clam - burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness cockle - common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs oyster - marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters ark shell - marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface blood clam - red-blooded clam mussel - marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc. escallop, scollop, scallop - edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions piddock - marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells
Adj.	1.	bivalve - used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.) bivalved zoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals univalve - used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.

Translations

bivalve [ˈbaɪvælv]

A. ADJ → bivalvo

B. N → (molusco m) bivalvo m

bivalve (Zool)

n → zweischalige Muschel

adj → zweischalig

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Anomia ephippium
Ark shell
Bivalvia
brachiopod
Cardinal teeth
clam
class Bivalvia
class Lamellibranchia
class Pelecypoda
cockle
Dimya
escallop
freshwater clam
freshwater mussel
lamellibranch
Lamellibranchia
lamp shell
lampshell
marine mussel

Captain Nemo was evidently acquainted with the existence of this bivalve, and seemed to have a particular motive in verifying the actual state of this tridacne.

20,000 Leagues Under The Sea by Verne, Jules View in context

But did you ever notice any one try to open the terrestrial bivalve with a typewriter?

The Four Million by Henry, O. View in context

He had found an unknown bivalve, forming a new genus, and, more than this, he had hunted down and secured, with Jupiter's assistance, a scarabæus which he believed to be totally new, but in respect to which he wished to have my opinion on the morrow.

The Gold Bug by Poe, Edgar Allan View in context

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