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Definition or meaning of the English word Bivalve
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 t (n.). Having two shells or valves which open and shut; as the oyster and certain seed vessels. (a.). A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves. (n.). |
