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bivalve

/'baɪ,vælv/

Synonyms of bivalve Antonyms of bivalve Examples of bivalve Usage of bivalve Parts of bivalve Definition that contains bivalve Words sounding like bivalve Explanation of bivalve

adjective
used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
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Similar:

bivalved pelecypod lamellibranch pelecypodous

Opposite:

univalve
noun
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
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Similar:

lamellibranch pelecypod

type of:
shellfish mollusk mollusc

Definition that contains bivalve

pelecypod bivalve
pelecypodous bivalve
freshwater clam bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States
lamellibranch bivalve
freshwater mussel bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States