bivalve

English

Etymology

bi- (“two”) +‎ valve

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪvælv/

Noun

bivalve (plural bivalves)

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. (botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.

Derived terms

• bivalvate

Coordinate terms

• univalve

Related terms

• univalve

Translations

Any mollusc of taxonomic class Bivalvia

• Bulgarian: двучерупков (dvučerupkov)
• Catalan: bivalve (ca) m
• Czech: mlž (cs) m
• Finnish: simpukka (fi)
• French: bivalve (fr) m
• Galician: bivalvo (gl) m
• Greek:

  Ancient: ὄστρεον n (óstreon)

• Irish: débhlaoscach m, déchomhlach m
• Japanese: 二枚貝 (ja) (にまいがい, nimaigai)
• Latin: concha f
• Malay: dwicangkerang

• Maori: angarua
• Navajo: chʼosh bitsʼaʼígíí
• Portuguese: bivalve (pt) m, bivalvo m
• Russian: двуство́рчатый (ru) m (dvustvórčatyj)
• Scottish Gaelic: dà-mhogallach m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: шко̀љка̄ш m

  Roman: škòljkāš (sh) m

• Spanish: bivalvo m
• Thai: หอยสองฝา (hɔ̌i-sɔ̌ɔng-fǎa)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.valv/

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

1. bivalve

Further reading

• “bivalve” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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Italian

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalvi)

1. bivalve

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bivalvo

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

1. bivalve (any mollusc in the class Bivalvia)