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valva

valva noun: a paired copulatory organ of males in some species of insects that helps the male clasp the female.

Noun

valva (plural valvae)

  1. A paired copulatory organ of males in some species of insects that helps the male clasp the female.

valva meaning in Tamil

valva in Tamil

குழாய் பின் னொழுக்கு தடுப்பிதழ், வாயில் பின்னொழுக்கு அடைப்பிதழ்

Forms of valva

pluralvalvae

Origin of valva

Borrowed from Latin valva (“double door, valve”). Doublet of valve.

Questions about valva

What does valva mean?
Valva means a paired copulatory organ of males in some species of insects that helps the male clasp the female.
What is valva in Tamil?
Valva in Tamil is குழாய் பின் னொழுக்கு தடுப்பிதழ், வாயில் பின்னொழுக்கு அடைப்பிதழ். See Valva meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is valva?
Valva is a noun.
What is the plural of valva?
The plural of valva is valvae.

Words near valva in the dictionary

  1. valures
  2. valurous
  3. valuta
  4. valutas
  5. valute
  6. valva
  7. valvaceous
  8. valvae
  9. Valvai
  10. valval
  11. Valvano

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: valva (page history and authors); valva (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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