Word: bivalve

Category: bivalve

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Synonyms: bivalve

eyeglass

Translations: bivalve

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french
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coquillage
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russian
Translations:
двустворчатый
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finnish
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simpukka
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czech
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mlž
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polish
Translations:
małż, skorupiak
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hungarian
Translations:
kéthéjú, kétkagylós
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greek
Translations:
δίθυρος
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estonian
Translations:
karp

The meaning and "use of": bivalve

adjective
  • (of a mollusk or other aquatic invertebrate) with a hinged shell. - This makes brachiopods look superficially like bivalved molluscs (clams, oysters, etc.)
noun
  • an aquatic mollusk that has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell, such as oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops. - Shell fragments of bivalves and gastropods are common in Neogene shallow-water deposits.

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