bivalve

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Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster
{a} having two valves
A mollusk or other shelled animal who's shell is comprised of two separate halves, or valves, usually connected by a flexible hinge
Having a shelled animal composed of two valves(eg a clam)
- a mollusc with two shells, pipis and mussels are common bivalves
A class of mollusc that has two shells (valves) held together at a hinge area Typically the valves are symmetrical at the plane of the junction between them Examples are oysters and mussels
Member of the invertebrate class Bivalvia, including the shellfish groups with two hinged shells, such as oysters
{s} having two shells that are hinged together in the middle (of certain kinds of mollusks)
A shell or protective covering in two hinged parts encasing a body
A mollusk having two shells hinged together, as the oyster, clam, or mussel; or any animal with two halves to its shell such as an ostracode or brachiopod
A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
mollusc with a shell composed of two distinct and usually movable parts that open and shut
Common term for animals in the class Bivalvia Also sometimes referred to as lamellibranchs which is actually a sub-class of Bivalvia, and contains most of the families and almost all the edible forms
A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth
any sea animal that has two shells joined together. Any member of the mollusk class Bivalvia, or Pelecypoda, characterized by having a two-halved (valved) shell. Clams, cockles, mussels, oysters, scallops, and shipworms are bivalves. Most are completely enclosed by the shell, the two valves of which are joined by an elastic ligament, and by two sheets of tissue called the mantle. Bivalves have no head. They feed on phytoplankton by pumping water across the gills and trapping food particles that are then moved to the mouth. Bivalves are found in most parts of the ocean from the intertidal zone to abyssal depths
The class of mollusks which includes clams, mussels, and oysters The members of this class have two shells
marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together used of mollusks having two shells as clams etc
{i} mollusk with two shells that are hinged together in the middle (Zoology)
A clam, and a member of the molluscan class Bivalvia
Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels
A mollusc with a bilaterally symmetrical two-part external shell that completely encloses the body (including clams, oysters, and mussels)
used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc )
The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, or by one, as in the oyster
Any mollusk having a shell in two parts, hinged together so it will open and close like a book
lamellibranch
bivalves
plural of bivalve
bivalve

    Hyphenation

    bi·valve

    Turkish pronunciation

    bayvälv

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbīˌvalv/ /ˈbaɪˌvælv/

    Etymology

    () bi- (“two”) +‎ valve
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