bivalve

bivalve

English

Etymology

bi- (“two”) +‎ valve

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪvælv/

Noun

bivalve (plural bivalves)

1. 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.
2. (botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.

Coordinate terms

• univalve

Derived terms

• bivalvate

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 Galician: bivalvo (gl) m Greek: Ancient: ὄστρεον n (óstreon) Irish: débhlaoscach m, déchomhlach m Italian: bivalve (it) m Japanese: 二枚貝 (ja) (にまいがい, nimaigai) Latin: concha f Malay: dwicangkerang Malayalam: ഇരട്ടക്കവച (iraṭṭakkavaca) 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 (es) m Tagalog: almeha Thai: หอยสองฝา (hɔ̌i-sɔ̌ɔng-fǎa) Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.valv/

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Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

1. bivalve

Further reading

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

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /biˈval.ve/
• Rhymes: -alve
• Hyphenation: bi‧vàl‧ve

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalvi)

1. bivalve

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bivalvo

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈvaw.vi/ [biˈvaʊ̯.vi]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈvaw.vi/ [biˈvaʊ̯.vi]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈvaw.ve/ [biˈvaʊ̯.ve]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈval.v(ɨ)/ [biˈvaɫ.v(ɨ)]

• Rhymes: -alvɨ, -awvi
• Hyphenation: bi‧val‧ve

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

1. bivalve (any mollusc in the class Bivalvia)