bivalve

From bi- (“two”) + valve.

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪvælv/

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bivalve (plural bivalves)

1. 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.
2. (botany) A pericarp in which the seedcase opens or splits into two parts or valves.

• univalve

• bivalvate

• univalve

• IPA^(key): /bi.valv/

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bivalve m (plural bivalves)

1. bivalve

• “bivalve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

• IPA^(key): /biˈval.ve/
• Rhymes: -alve
• Hyphenation: bi‧vàl‧ve

bivalve m (plural bivalvi)

1. bivalve

• bivalvo

• Rhymes: -alvɨ, -awvi
• Hyphenation: bi‧val‧ve

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

1. bivalve (any mollusc in the class Bivalvia)

• “bivalve”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bivalve”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026