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inequivalve

American

[in-ee-kwuh-valv] / ɪnˈi kwəˌvælv /

adjective

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

Etymology

Origin of inequivalve

First recorded in 1770–80; in- ³ + equi- + valve

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inequivalve

The Anatinidæ have thin, often inequivalve pearly shells.

From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Peter Gray

A bivalve is said to be equivalve when the two shells composing it are of the same size, inequivalve when they are not.

From Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils by Peter Gray

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