bivalved

bi·valve

B0289300 (bī′vălv′)n. Any of numerous freshwater and marine mollusks of the class Bivalvia, having a shell consisting of two hinged valves connected by a ligament, and including the clams, mussels, oysters, and scallops. Also called lamellibranch, pelecypod.adj.1. Having a shell consisting of two hinged valves.2. Consisting of two similar separable parts.

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bi′valved′ adj.

Thesaurus

Adj.

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bivalved - used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)bivalvezoological science, zoology - the branch of biology that studies animals