| BIVALVE | • bivalve n. Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged… • bivalve n. (Botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves. • BIVALVE n. a mollusc having a shell in two valves or parts. |
| BIVALVED | • bivalved adj. Having two valves. • BIVALVED adj. having a two-valved shell. |
| BIVALVES | • bivalves n. Plural of bivalve. • BIVALVE n. a mollusc having a shell in two valves or parts. |
| EQUIVALVE | • equivalve adj. (Zoology, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of the same size (as is normal). • equivalve n. Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of the same size. • EQUIVALVE adj. having valves of similar size and form. |
| INEQUIVALVE | • inequivalve adj. (Zoology, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of different sizes. • inequivalve n. Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of different sizes. • INEQUIVALVE adj. having the valves of the shell of a mollusk unequal in size, also INEQUIVALVED. |
| INEQUIVALVED | • inequivalved adj. Synonym of inequivalve. • INEQUIVALVED adj. having the valves of the shell of a mollusk unequal in size, also INEQUIVALVE. |
| MULTIVALVE | • multivalve adj. Having or involving multiple valves (in any context); thus… • multivalve n. (Zoology) A multivalve mollusc. |
| MULTIVALVES | • multivalves n. Plural of multivalve. |
| TRIVALVE | • trivalve n. Anything having three valves, especially a shell. • TRIVALVE n. a type of shell with three valves. |
| TRIVALVED | • trivalved adj. Having three valves. • TRIVALVED adj. having three valves. |
| TRIVALVES | • trivalves n. Plural of trivalve. • TRIVALVE n. a type of shell with three valves. |
| UNIVALVE | • univalve adj. Having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails. • univalve adj. Consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell. • univalve n. A univalve mollusk or its shell. |
| UNIVALVED | • univalved adj. Having one valve. • UNIVALVED adj. having a single-piece shell. |
| UNIVALVES | • univalves n. Plural of univalve. • UNIVALVE n. a mollusk having a single shell. |