bivalve
/ˈbaɪvælv/
bivalve noun: 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.
Noun
bivalve (plural bivalves)
bivalve meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Tagalog
bivalve in Tamil
- இருமூடுளேள, இருவால்வு, இரட்டைத் தகட்டுடலி, இருவோட்டுடலி, இருவாயில், இருதோடுடைய சிப்பி போன்ற உயிரினம்
bivalve in Bengali
- bivalve
- শামুক śamuk
bivalve in Malayalam
- any mollusc of taxonomic class Bivalvia
- ഇരട്ടക്കവച iraṭṭakkavaca
bivalve in Tagalog
- any mollusc of taxonomic class Bivalvia
- almeha
More languagesFewer languages
- bivalve in Malay
- dwicangkerang
- bivalve in Thai
- หอยสองฝา hɔ̌i-sɔ̌ɔng-fǎa
- bivalve in Vietnamese
- thân mềm hai mảnh vỏ, nhuyễn thể hai mảnh vỏ
Forms of bivalve
| plural | bivalves |
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Origin of bivalve
From bi- (“two”) + valve.
Words formed from bivalve
Questions about bivalve
- What does bivalve mean?
- Bivalve means 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.
- What is bivalve in Tamil?
- Bivalve in Tamil is இருமூடுளேள, இருவால்வு, இரட்டைத் தகட்டுடலி. See Bivalve meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is bivalve?
- Bivalve is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bivalve?
- Bivalve is pronounced /ˈbaɪvælv/.
- What is the plural of bivalve?
- The plural of bivalve is bivalves.
Words near bivalve in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: bivalve (page history and authors); bivalve (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); শামুক (Bengali) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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