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univalve

univalve adjective: having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails.

Adjective

univalve (not comparable)

  1. having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails.
  2. consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell.

Noun

univalve (plural univalves)

  1. A univalve mollusk or its shell.
    Synonyms:
    gastropod

Synonyms of univalve

Forms of univalve

pluralunivalves

Origin of univalve

Originated 1655–65 from uni- (“one”) + valve.

Questions about univalve

What does univalve mean?
Univalve means having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails.
What part of speech is univalve?
Univalve can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near univalve in the dictionary

  1. univalently
  2. univalents
  3. univallate
  4. univalued
  5. univalvate
  6. univalve
  7. univalved
  8. univalves
  9. univalvular
  10. univariable
  11. univariably

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