bivalve
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6.3
- noun
- /ˈbaɪvælv/
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bivalvo
- Many chefs prefer to use local bivalves in their dishes due to their unique flavors and freshness.
- freshwater bivalve
- suspension-feeding bivalves
- bivalve species
I mean, octopuses are on the same lineage as bivalves and scallops and so on.
- I mean, octopuses are on the same lineage as bivalves and scallops and so on.
Examples
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The seaweed absorbs the excess nutrients from the fish, and the bivalves consume the nutrient-induced excess phytoplankton growth.
Academic text (1999) -
Two-shelled mollusks called bivalves, bacteria inhabiting the bivalves' gills, and seagrasses themselves all live symbiotically, new research reveals.
Blog text (30) -
I'll go for any bivalve or mollusk from Cape Cod during the late summer or early fall.
Blog text (20) -
A grain of sand slips into an oyster... and irritates the bivalve.
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Enhanced filtration by larger populations of native bivalves may even improve degraded waters.
Academic text (2011) -
Adult populations of these bivalves suffer severe mortality from feeding on high concentrations of the toxic microalga.
Academic text (2000) -
And within this massive group, we find the bivalves, a class of mollusk which include clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops.
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At the seafood restaurant, I ordered a plate of fresh bivalves, including clams and oysters.
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The biologist studied the impact of pollution on native bivalves in the coastal waters.
Synonyms
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5.6
A soft-bodied animal like a snail or clam that often has a shell
A group of shellfish with two hinged shells like clams or oysters
A sea animal with a soft body inside two shells joined at one side, like a clam or oyster
Water animals with two shells joined by a hinge, like oysters or clams
An animal with a soft body and two shells like a clam or oyster
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word bivalve comes from bi- 'two' and valve 'door' or 'leaf', and it names animals with a soft body inside two shells that open and close like a pair of doors, such as clams and oysters.