ALL meanings of bivalve
bi·valve
B b - noun bivalve any marine or freshwater mollusc of the class Pelecypoda (formerly Bivalvia or Lamellibranchia), having a laterally compressed body, a shell consisting of two hinged valves, and gills for respiration. The group includes clams, cockles, oysters, and mussels 3
- adjective bivalve of, relating to, or belonging to the Pelecypoda 3
- adjective bivalve having or consisting of two valves or similar parts 3
- noun bivalve any of a class (Bivalvia) of mollusks, including mussels and clams, having a shell consisting of two valves hinged together 3
- adjective bivalve having a shell of two valves hinged together 3
- noun bivalve Also called lamellibranch. Zoology. any mollusk, as the oyster, clam, scallop, or mussel, of the class Bivalvia, having two shells hinged together, a soft body, and lamellate gills. 1
- adjective bivalve Botany. having two valves, as a seedcase. 1
- adjective bivalve Zoology. having two shells, usually united by a hinge. 1
- adjective bivalve having two similar parts hinged together. 1
- noun bivalve 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. 0
- noun bivalve (botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves. 0