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equivalve

American

[ee-kwuh-valv] / ˈi kwəˌvælv /

adjective

(of a bivalve mollusk) having the valves of the shell equal in shape and size.

Etymology

Origin of equivalve

First recorded in 1860–65; equi- + valve

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