"univalve" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Etymology: Originated 1655–65 from uni- (“one”) + valve. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|uni|valve|t1=one}} uni- (“one”) + valve Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} univalve (not comparable)
  1. having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails. Tags: not-comparable Translations (having one valve): aonchomhlach (Irish), angatahi (Maori), одноство́рчатый (odnostvórčatyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-univalve-en-adj-vhcoasfF Categories (other): English terms prefixed with uni-, Entries with translation boxes, Mollusks Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with uni-: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of Mollusks: 44 22 34 Disambiguation of 'having one valve': 92 8
  2. consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-univalve-en-adj-B9jwW4ge Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with uni-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 56 20 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with uni-: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 38 33 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 19 49 30 0 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 21 57 20 0 1 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 28 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 28 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 28 50 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 25 47 28

Noun [English]

Forms: univalves [plural]
Etymology: Originated 1655–65 from uni- (“one”) + valve. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|uni|valve|t1=one}} uni- (“one”) + valve Head templates: {{en-noun}} univalve (plural univalves)
  1. A univalve mollusk or its shell. Synonyms: gastropod Related terms: bivalve Coordinate_terms: bivalve Translations (univalve mollusk): 一枚貝 (ichimaigai) (alt: いちまいがい) (Japanese), angatahi (Maori)
    Sense id: en-univalve-en-noun-PZIFd7Df Categories (other): English terms prefixed with uni-, Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with uni-: 42 47 11 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 38 33

Adjective [French]

Forms: univalves [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj}} univalve (plural univalves)
  1. univalve
    Sense id: en-univalve-fr-adj-oYAO5K~B Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Noun [French]

Forms: univalves [plural]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m}} univalve m (plural univalves)
  1. univalve Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-univalve-fr-noun-oYAO5K~B Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 43 57

Adjective [Italian]

IPA: /ˌu.niˈval.ve/ Forms: univalvi [plural]
Rhymes: -alve Etymology: From uni- + valva. Etymology templates: {{af|it|uni-|valva}} uni- + valva Head templates: {{it-adj}} univalve (plural univalvi)
  1. univalve

Inflected forms

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