"bivalve" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbaɪvælv/ Forms: bivalves [plural]
Etymology: bi- (“two”) + valve Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|bi|valve|t1=two}} bi- (“two”) + valve Head templates: {{en-noun}} bivalve (plural bivalves)
  1. Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster. Categories (lifeform): Bivalves Translations (Any mollusc of taxonomic class Bivalvia): ὄστρεον (óstreon) [neuter] (Ancient Greek), двучерупков (dvučerupkov) (Bulgarian), bivalve [masculine] (Catalan), mlž [masculine] (Czech), simpukka (Finnish), bivalve [masculine] (French), bivalvo [masculine] (Galician), débhlaoscach [masculine] (Irish), déchomhlach [masculine] (Irish), bivalve [masculine] (Italian), 二枚貝 (nimaigai) (alt: にまいがい) (Japanese), concha [feminine] (Latin), dwicangkerang (Malay), ഇരട്ടക്കവച (iraṭṭakkavaca) (Malayalam), angarua (Maori), chʼosh bitsʼaʼígíí (Navajo), bivalve [masculine] (Portuguese), bivalvo [masculine] (Portuguese), двуство́рчатый (dvustvórčatyj) [masculine] (Russian), dà-mhogallach [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), шко̀љка̄ш [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), škòljkāš [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), bivalvo [masculine] (Spanish), almeha (Tagalog), หอยสองฝา (hɔ̌i-sɔ̌ɔng-fǎa) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-bivalve-en-noun-NihVu-qh Disambiguation of Bivalves: 86 14 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with bi- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 28 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 77 23 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with bi-: 71 29 Disambiguation of 'Any mollusc of taxonomic class Bivalvia': 99 1
  2. (botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves. Categories (topical): Botany
    Sense id: en-bivalve-en-noun-kU2IRufs Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bivalvate Related terms: univalve Coordinate_terms: univalve

Inflected forms

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