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bivalve Definition

bi·valve (valv′)

noun

any of a class (Bivalvia) of mollusks, including mussels and clams, having a shell consisting of two valves hinged together

adjective

having a shell of two valves hinged together

bivalve Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • include: Fossil sea shells can be found in the rocks, including bivalves related to modern oysters.

Adjective modifier

  • fossil: Fossil bivalves ( like today's sea-shells ) are also commonly found.
  • marine: Concentrations of lead, zinc, cadmium and other heavy metals in lichens and marine bivalves are measured.
  • other: Almost all of the other bivalves are deposit feeders.
  • common: The Common Mussel is the most common bivalve in Cornwall forming extensive beds on exposed rocky beaches.
  • large: Opening large bivalves ( shells ) requires considerable force, and the Oystercatcher is well-adapted for this purpose.
  • non-marine: It includes outcrops of numerous coal seams, and several mudstone horizons yielding non-marine bivalves.

Modifies a noun

  • mollusk: These bivalve mollusks are similar in dimensions to the edible mussel.
  • shellfish: Interest has been expressed in recent years over the potential to dredge for other bivalve shellfish found locally for which European markets exist.
  • shell: Where did the calcite come from to make the bivalve shell?
  • prey: This comparison allows a demonstration of the effect of walrus predation on the size structure of bivalve prey species.
  • specie: This comparison allows a demonstration of the effect of walrus predation on the size structure of bivalve prey species.
  • fishery: Lectures focus on crustacean and bivalve fisheries, aquaculture, artificial reefs and fisheries data analysis and management.

Noun used with modifier

  • freshwater: The ecology of freshwater bivalve mollusks in the Allen Water University of Stirling, 1981.

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