trivalve

English

Etymology

From tri- +‎ valve.

Adjective

trivalve (not comparable)

1. Having three valves.

   Synonym: trivalved

Noun

trivalve (plural trivalves)

1. Anything having three valves, especially a shell.

References

• “trivalve”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

French

Adjective

trivalve (plural trivalves)

1. tri-valve, having three valves

Further reading

• “trivalve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Etymology

From tri- +‎ valva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /triˈval.ve/
• Rhymes: -alve
• Hyphenation: tri‧vàl‧ve

Adjective

trivalve (plural trivalvi)

1. having three valves

Further reading

• trivalve in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana