equivalveadj.

/ˈiːkwɪvalv/

Etymology: < equi- comb. form + valve n.¹ 2.

Zoology.

Of a bivalve mollusc: having both valves alike in shape and size.

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1856 P. H. Gosse Man. Marine Zool. II. 51 Shell oval or oblong, equal-valved.]

1862 J. G. Jeffreys Brit. Conchol. I. 28 Shell equivalve, oblong, inequilateral.

1897 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. I. xii. 650 (Pelecypoda) As a general rule the right and left valves are alike, or nearly so, the shell being therefore equivalve.

1968 N. F. McMillan Brit. Shells 17 Equivalve. Where the two valves of a bivalve are similar.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	equivalve
释义	equivalveadj. /ˈiːkwɪvalv/ Etymology: < equi- comb. form + valve n.¹ 2. Zoology. Of a bivalve mollusc: having both valves alike in shape and size. ΚΠ 1856 P. H. Gosse Man. Marine Zool. II. 51 Shell oval or oblong, equal-valved.] 1862 J. G. Jeffreys Brit. Conchol. I. 28 Shell equivalve, oblong, inequilateral. 1897 T. J. Parker & W. A. Haswell Text-bk. Zool. I. xii. 650 (Pelecypoda) As a general rule the right and left valves are alike, or nearly so, the shell being therefore equivalve. 1968 N. F. McMillan Brit. Shells 17 Equivalve. Where the two valves of a bivalve are similar. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.1862
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