Associations to the word «Bivalve»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
BIVALVE, noun. 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.
BIVALVE, noun. (botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.
Dictionary definition
BIVALVE, noun. Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together.
BIVALVE, adjective. Used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.).
Wise words
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