bivalve
Also called lamellibranch. Zoology. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills.
Botany. having two valves, as a seedcase.
Zoology. having two shells, usually united by a hinge.
having two similar parts hinged together.
Origin of bivalve
1Other words from bivalve
- bi·val·vu·lar [bahy-val-vyuh-ler], /baɪˈvæl vyə lər/, adjective
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How to use bivalve in a sentence
In New York City, they’re repopulating the harbor with farmed oysters to build reefs with the bivalves that stop the kind of erosion that made Hurricane Sandy so destructive while filtering toxins out of the water.
The Best Way to Prepare Our Coasts for Climate Change? Nature Itself. | lwhelan | September 30, 2021 | Outside OnlineFor local oysters, stop at Little Creek Oyster Farm and Market, where they serve buckets of the bivalves on picnic tables in front of the Peconic River.
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6 simple recipes to showcase clams, mussels and oysters | Kari Sonde | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostSolar Oysters’ goal is for the rig to allow farmers to raise bivalves at a cost of 24 cents per oyster, he added, because oysters are often sold for 50 cents each.
Solar-powered barge could take oyster farming deeper into Chesapeake | Christine Condon | January 11, 2021 | Washington PostBecause scallops are bivalves and they filter near-shore saltwater, they are subject to collecting impurities in some regional waters.
14 wild edibles you can pull right out of the ocean | By Bob McNally/Field & Stream | October 19, 2020 | Popular-Science
Her instructions for “the perfect scallops” include “Season both sides and let those little marine bivalve mollusks chillax.”
Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Model Chrissy Teigen Weds John Legend | Anna Klassen | September 15, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAmongst other appearances, however, we observed a bivalve, which seemed to differ from terebratula and its congeners.
If the ligament of a gaping bivalve should become dry and stiff, it can be softened by putting it in water.
Our British Snails | John William HorsleyA pink bivalve shell was eventually discovered, which he considered worthy of containing the honoured corpse.
The Angel of Pain | E. F. BensonA straw hat, curled up into a grotesque shape, lay at his feet like some distorted bivalve.
Isle o' Dreams | Frederick F. MooreArca, a genus of bivalve molluscs, family Arcad, whose shells are known as ark-shells.
British Dictionary definitions for bivalve
/ (ˈbaɪˌvælv) /
Also: pelecypod, lamellibranch any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussels
Also: pelecypod, lamellibranch of, relating to, or belonging to the Pelecypoda
Also: bivalvate (baɪˈvælveɪt) biology having or consisting of two valves or similar parts: a bivalve seed capsule
Derived forms of bivalve
- bivalvular, adjective
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Scientific definitions for bivalve
[ bī′vălv′ ]
Any of various mollusks of the class Bivalvia, having a shell consisting of two halves hinged together. Clams, oysters, scallops, and mussels are bivalves. The class Bivalvia is also called Pelecypoda, and was formerly called Lamellibranchia. Compare univalve.
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