univalve

English

Etymology

Originated 1655–65 from uni- (“one”) +‎ valve.

Adjective

univalve (not comparable)

1. having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails.
2. consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell.

Translations

having one valve

• Irish: aonchomhlach
• Maori: angatahi
• Russian: одноство́рчатый (ru) (odnostvórčatyj)

Noun

univalve (plural univalves)

1. A univalve mollusk or its shell.

Usage notes

The term univalve is now considered outdated in scientific classification, and the term gastropod is preferred.

Synonyms

• gastropod

Coordinate terms

• bivalve

Related terms

• bivalve

Translations

univalve mollusk

• Japanese: 一枚貝 (ja) (いちまいがい, ichimaigai)
• Maori: angatahi

References

• “univalve”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin, 2000, →ISBN.
• “univalve”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• "univalve" in WordNet 2.0, Princeton University, 2003.

French

Adjective

univalve (plural univalves)

1. univalve

Noun

univalve m (plural univalves)

1. univalve

Further reading

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

Italian

Etymology

From uni- +‎ valva.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌu.niˈval.ve/
• Rhymes: -alve
• Hyphenation: u‧ni‧vàl‧ve

Adjective

univalve (plural univalvi)

1. univalve

Further reading

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