Definition of Univalve. Meaning of Univalve. Synonyms of Univalve

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Definition of Univalve

Univalve
Univalve U"ni*valve, n. [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.] (Zo["o]l.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs. Note: Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of gastropods, but many belong to cephalopods and pteropods. A large number of univalves belonging to the gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as the limpets.
Univalve
Univalve U"ni*valve, Univalved U"ni*valved, a. [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.

Meaning of Univalve from wikipedia

- extant with or without a fossil record. Gastropoda (previously known as univalves and sometimes spelled "Gasteropoda") are a major part of the phylum Mollusca...
- its 22-year history as a company. Of its amplifiers, THD made three: the UniValve, BiValve-30, and Flexi-50. Copyright issues prevented Marshall from naming...
- most prominent, highest part of each valve of the s**** of a bivalve or univalve mollusc. It usually contains the valve's beak, the oldest point of the...
- The Philippines supports a rich and varied flora with close botanical connections to Indonesia and mainland Southeast Asia. Forests cover almost one-half...
- the bivalved gastropods. Gastropods in general are sometimes called "univalves", because in those that have a s****, the s**** is usually in one part...
- mollusks. In 1840 he began the publication of his Monograph of the Freshwater Univalve Mollusca of the United States, issued in nine parts with the final volume...
- Lyall I.; Crighton, William R. B.; H****, Hagen (December 2003). "A new univalve crustacean from the Early Devonian Rhynie chert hot-spring complex". Transactions...
- world, where strange but enviable peoples live who suck the flesh of univalves." California condors (Yurok name 'prey-go-neesh') are understood as beings...
- cir****stantial evidence for the presence of a radula. In conjunction with the univalve s****, this has been taken to indicate Kimberella was a mollusc or very...
- 12,585 gastropods Aquatic gastropods, also known as sea snails, are univalves which means they have a protective s**** that is in a single piece. Gastropod...