BIVALVE


Meaning of BIVALVE in English

n. & adj.

n. any of a group of aquatic molluscs of the class Bivalvia, with laterally compressed bodies enclosed within two hinged shells, e.g. oysters, mussels, etc.

adj. 1 with a hinged double shell. 2 Biol. having two valves, e.g. of a pea-pod.

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