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/ˈbīˌvalv/,
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bivalves, plural;
  1. An aquatic mollusk that has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell, such as oysters, clams, mussels, and scallops

  1. (bivalve) marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
  2. (bivalve) used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
  3. Bivalvia is a class of marine and freshwater mollusks known for some time as Pelecypoda, but now commonly referred to simply as bivalves. As with Gastropoda and Cephalopoda, the term Pelecypoda is in reference to the animal itself while Bivalvia simply describes the shell. ...
  4. (bivalve) 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
  5. (Bivalve) mollusc with a shell in two parts, hinged together.
  6. (bivalve) A mollusc with two shells, for example, a clam or mussel.
  7. (Bivalve) a group of molluscs with flattened bodies enclosed by a pair shells (valves) made of hard calcite.
  8. (Bivalve) Mollusk with two shells connected by a hinge (i.e. clams, oysters).
  9. (bivalve) a mollusk with a shell that consists of two symmetrical valves
  10. (Bi-VALVE) A theme in composition in which the movement of a defending piece to block an attacker automatically clears the way for a second attacker.
  11. (Bivalve) A class of mollusk including mussels, clams, and oysters.
  12. (Bivalve) A group of soft-bodied organisms that live enclosed in two shells, and have a muscular foot and siphons (e.g. mussels, clams, oysters).
  13. (Bivalve) A mollusk having two shells hinged together, as the oyster, clam, or mussel; or any animal with two halves to its shell such as an ostracode or brachiopod.
  14. (Bivalve) A mollusk or other shelled animal who's shell is comprised of two separate halves, or valves, usually connected by a flexible hinge.
  15. (Bivalve) A shellfish that has two shell of roughly equal size.
  16. (Bivalve) A synonym of mussel.
  17. (Bivalve) Any mollusk that has two shells hinged together by a strong muscle, such as a clam, oyster, cockle, or mussel. They are important around the world and in many diverse cuisines. Some can be eaten raw, most must be cooked.
  18. (Bivalve) Bivalves are a group of mollusks that includes clams, mussels, oysters and scallops. They are so-named because their shell consists of two halves, or valves, that are hinged together. Usually the two halves are mirror images of each other, but not always. ...
  19. (Bivalve) Marine animal with paired shells that protect the soft animal inside. Bivalves include mussels, scallops, cockles, oysters, and clams.
  20. (Bivalve) mollusc with a shell composed of two distinct and usually movable parts that open and shut.
  21. (Bivalve) shelffish with two distinct shells
  22. (bivalve) a freshwater or saltwater mollusk with a shell consisting of two rounded plates called valves joined at one edge by a flexible ligament called the hinge
  23. Molluscs that have a two-part hinged shell, such as clams, oysters, mussels and scallops.
  24. (Bivalvia). The largest of the bivalve mollusks is the Giant Clam (Tridacna gigas). Although even more enormous sizes have been reported for this monstrous but passive animal, the top verified size is 273 kg (600 lb), 1.16 m (3.85 ft) in length and 76 cm (30 in) wide.
  25. An animal (as a clam or oyster) with a 2-valved shell.