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Definition of bivalve
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Bivalve
(n.) A
pericarp
in which the seed case opens or
splits
into two parts or
valves.
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Veliger
::
Veliger
(n.) Any
larval
gastropod
or
bivalve
mollusk
in the state when it is
furnished
with one or two
ciliated
membranes
for
swimming.
Wing-shell
::
Wing-shell
(n.) Any one of
various
species
of
marine
bivalve
shells
belonging
to the genus
Avicula,
in which the hinge
border
projects
like a
wing..
Avicula
::
Avicula
(n.) A genus of
marine
bivalves,
having
a
pearly
interior,
allied
to the pearl
oyster;
-- so
called
from a
supposed
resemblance
of the
typical
species
to a
bird..
Tubivalve
::
Tubivalve
(n.) A shell or tube
formed
by an
annelid,
as a
serpula..
Inclusa
::
Inclusa
(n. pl.) A tribe of
bivalve
mollusks,
characterized
by the
closed
state of the
mantle
which
envelops
the body. The ship borer
(Teredo
navalis)
is an
example..
Pholas
::
Pholas
(n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
marine
bivalve
mollusks
of the genus
Pholas,
or
family
Pholadidae.
They bore holes for
themselves
in clay, peat, and soft
rocks..
Spat
::
Spat (n.) A young
oyster
or other
bivalve
mollusk,
both
before
and after it first
becomes
adherent,
or such
young,
collectively..
Venus
::
Venus (n.) Any one of
numerous
species
of
marine
bivalve
shells
of the genus Venus or
family
Veneridae.
Many of these
shells
are
large,
and
ornamented
with
beautiful
frills;
others
are
smooth,
glossy,
and
handsomely
colored.
Some of the
larger
species,
as the round clam, or
quahog,
are
valued
for
food..
Rudistes
::
Rudistes
(n. pl.) An
extinct
order or
suborder
of
bivalve
mollusks
characteristic
of the
Cretaceous
period;
--
called
also
Rudista.
See
Illust.
under
Hippurite.
Astarte
::
Astarte
(n.) A genus of
bivalve
mollusks,
common
on the
coasts
of
America
and
Europe..
Oyster
::
Oyster
(n.) Any
marine
bivalve
mollusk
of the genus
Ostrea.
They are
usually
found
adhering
to rocks or other fixed
objects
in
shallow
water along the
seacoasts,
or in
brackish
water in the mouth of
rivers.
The
common
European
oyster
(Ostrea
edulis),
and the
American
oyster
(Ostrea
Virginiana),
are the most
important
species..
Malleus
::
Malleus
(n.) A genus of
bivalve
shells;
the
hammer
shell.
Ostracea
::
Ostracea
(n. pl.) A
division
of
bivalve
mollusks
including
the
oysters
and
allied
shells.
Pecten
::
Pecten
(n.) Any
species
of
bivalve
mollusks
of the genus
Pecten,
and
numerous
allied
genera
(family
Pectinidae);
a
scallop.
See
Scallop..
Siphonata
::
Siphonata
(n. pl.) A tribe of
bivalve
mollusks
in which the
posterior
mantle
border
is
prolonged
into two tubes or
siphons.
Called
also
Siphoniata.
See
Siphon,
2 (a), and
Quahaug..
Umbo
::
Umbo (n.) One of the
lateral
prominence
just above the hinge of a
bivalve
shell.
Borer
::
Borer (n.) A
marine,
bivalve
mollusk,
of the genus
Teredo
and
allies,
which
burrows
in wood. See
Teredo..
Bojanus Organ
::
Bojanus
organ () A
glandular
organ of
bivalve
mollusca,
serving
in part as a
kidney..
Xylophaga
::
Xylophaga
(n.) A genus of
marine
bivalves
which bore holes in wood. They are
allied
to
Pholas.
Ambitus
::
Ambitus
(n.) The
exterior
edge or
border
of a
thing,
as the
border
of a leaf, or the
outline
of a
bivalve
shell..
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