bivalve

English

Etymology

bi- (“two”) +‎ valve

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪvælv/

Noun

bivalve (plural bivalves)

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
(botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.

Coordinate terms

univalve

Related terms

univalve

Translations

Any mollusc of taxonomic class Bivalvia

Bulgarian: двучерупков (dvučerupkov)
Catalan: bivalve (ca) m
Czech: mlž (cs) m
Finnish: simpukka (fi)
French: bivalve (fr) m
Japanese: 二枚貝 (ja) (にまいがい, nimaigai)
Malay: dwicangkerang
Maori: angarua
Navajo: chʼosh bitsʼaʼígíí

Portuguese: bivalve (pt) m, bivalvo m
Russian: двуство́рчатый (ru) m (dvustvórčatyj)
Scottish Gaelic: dà-mhogallach m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: шко̀љка̄ш m

Roman: škòljkāš (sh) m
Spanish: bivalvo m
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.valv/

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

bivalve

Further reading

“bivalve” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Italian

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalvi)

bivalve

Portuguese

Alternative forms

bivalvo

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

bivalve (any mollusc in the class Bivalvia)

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