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bivalves

bivalves is the plural of bivalve.

Meaning of bivalve

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.
  2. A pericarp in which the seedcase opens or splits into two parts or valves.

Questions about bivalves

What is bivalves the plural of?
Bivalves is the plural of bivalve.

Words near bivalves in the dictionary

  1. bivalued
  2. bivalvate
  3. bivalve
  4. bivalved
  5. bivalvegan
  6. bivalves
  7. bivalvian
  8. bivalvous
  9. bivalvular
  10. bivane
  11. bivanes

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