BIVALVE

bivalve

Noun

  1. Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
  2. A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.


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