Definition of Bivalves. Meaning of Bivalves. Synonyms of Bivalves

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Definition of Bivalves

Bivalve
Bivalve Bi"valve, a. [Pref. bi- + valve.] (Zo["o]l. & Bot.) Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels.
Bivalve
Bivalve Bi"valve, n. [F. bivalve; bi- (L. bis) + valve valve.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca. 2. (Bot.) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.

Meaning of Bivalves from wikipedia

- bivalves are used in craftwork, and the manufacture of jewellery and buttons. Bivalves have also been used in the biocontrol of pollution. Bivalves appear...
- Freshwater bivalves are one kind of freshwater mollusc, along with freshwater snails. They are bivalves that live in fresh water as opposed to salt water...
- around that area. The umbo is situated above the hinge line. In those bivalves where the umbones do not protrude, as is the case for example in some mussels...
- valves. Bivalves are very common in essentially all aquatic locales, including sal****er, brackish water, and freshwater. The s**** of bivalves commonly...
- Peter W. & Smith, Andrew B. (2000). "Preliminary phylogeny for rudist bivalves: sifting clades from grades". In Harper, E. M.; Taylor, J. D. & Crame,...
- Nothoscordum bivalve is a species of flowering plant in the Amaryllidaceae known by the common names crowpoison and false garlic. It is native to the...
- Pojetaia are regarded as bivalves. "Modern-looking" bivalves appeared in the Ordovician period, 488 to 443 million years ago. One bivalve group, the rudists...
- Because by definition, all bivalves have two valves, the s**** of a bivalve has two umbones, and two beaks. In many species of bivalves the beaks point towards...
- A ****le is an edible marine bivalve mollusc. Although many small edible bivalves are loosely called ****les, true ****les are species in the family Cardiidae...
- species of bivalves that live in both marine and freshwater. Examples of bivalves are clams, scallops, mussels, and oysters. The majority of bivalves consist...