Meaning bivalve
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bivalve1660s in reference to mollusks with double shells; 1670s in reference to shutters or doors; from bi- + valve. The noun is 1680s in the mollusk sense.
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bivalveany animal with a two-part, hinged shell.
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bivalveA mollusk, such as an oyster, clam, or mussel, having two shells hinged together.
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bivalveA 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.
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bivalveA 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.
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bivalvea mollusc with a hinged calcareous double shell—for example, a clam
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bivalveHaving a shell composed of two valves. Clams, oysters, and scallops are examples of bivalves.
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bivalveAny mollusk like: clams, oysters, scallops, etc. that is housed between two shells hinged together and held closed by a strong abductor muscle.
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bivalve(n) marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together(adj) used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
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bivalvean aquatic mollusk that has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell, such as oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops.
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bivalveAny mollusk that has two shells hinged together by a strong muscle.
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bivalveAn aquatic invertebrate animal of the class Bivalvia. Bivalves, such as clams and oysters, have two shells (valves) and most are filter feeders.
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bivalveA class in the phylum Mollusca comprised of Mussels; Clams; Oysters; Cockles; and Scallops. They are characterized by a bilaterally symmetrical hinged shell and a muscular Foot used for burrowing and [..]
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bivalveHaving two shells. Bivalve molluscs, such as mussels, have two symmetrical shells that enclose their flesh.
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bivalveAn aquatic mollusk whose compressed body is enclosed within a hinged shell. For example, clams, oysters and mussels are bivalves.
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bivalveA mollusk that has a two-part shell.
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bivalveA mollusc with two shells, for example, a clam or mussel.
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bivalvea mollusk that has two shells hinged together, such as the oyster, clam, or mussel.
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bivalvean aquatic mollusk that has a shell divided into two halves connected by a hinge, such as a clam, oyster, or mussel
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bivalveA shellfish that has two shell of roughly equal size.
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