bivalve
Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
bivalve/ˈbʌɪvalv/
▶noun an aquatic mollusc which has a compressed body enclosed within two hinged shells, such as an oyster, mussel, or scallop. [Class Bivalvia.] ▶adjective
- 1 (also bivalved) (of a mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate) having a hinged double shell.
- 2 Botany (of a fruit) having two valves.
'bivalve' also found in these Oxford entries:
clam
- cockle
- coquina
- duck
- gaper
- geoduck
- glochidium
- jewel box
- lamellibranch
- lamp shell
- mussel
- oyster
- pearl
- piddock
- razor shell
- rudist
- scallop
- teredo
- valve
