univalve
[yoo-nuh-valv]
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adjective Also u·ni·valved, u·ni·val·vu·lar [yoo-nuh-val-vyuh-ler] /ˌyu nəˈvæl vyə lər/.
noun
a univalve mollusk or its shell.
Origin of univalve
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Cochleate: spirally twisted like a screw or a univalve shell.
Explanation of Terms Used in EntomologyJohn. B. Smith
Its intestines were filled with small crabs and univalve shells.
Eccentricities of the Animal Creation.John Timbs
The meaning of the univalve shell (Fig. 82) is also unknown.
The Ceramic ArtJennie J. Young
There appear to be three varieties, spiral, univalve, and bivalve.
The World and Its People: Book VIIAnna B. Badlam
Some of these are most vivid in their shapes and ray-like markings, particularly the univalve shells.
univalve
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