What is "bivalve" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does bivalve mean in English? Meaning of bivalve definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "bivalve" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "bivalve": marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

Noun

  • Meaning: marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
  • Synonyms: bivalve lamellibranch pelecypod
  • Hyponyms: ark shell blood clam clam cockle escallop mussel oyster piddock scallop scollop
  • Hypernyms: mollusc mollusk shellfish
  • Meaning of "bivalve": used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)

    Adjective

  • Meaning: used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
  • Synonyms: bivalve bivalved
  • Antonyms: univalve
  • Similar: lamellibranch pelecypod pelecypodous
  • Synonyms:

    ripple, mollusk, wrinkle, pucker,

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