Definitions for bivalve
ˈbaɪˌvælvbi·valve

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bivalve, pelecypod, lamellibranchadjective

   marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

2. bivalve, bivalvedadjective

   used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bivalvenoun

   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.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bivalveadjective

   Having two valves or shutters; a term used of those fish that have two shells, as oysters; and of those plants whose seed pods open their whole length, to discharge their seeds, as peas.

   Etymology: from binus and valvæ, Lat.

   In the cavity lies loose the shell of some sort of bivalve, larger than could be introduced in at either of those holes. John Woodward, on Fossils.

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1. Bivalve

   Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. As a group, bivalves have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs, like the radula and the odontophore. The class includes the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater. The majority are filter feeders. The gills have evolved into ctenidia, specialised organs for feeding and breathing. Most bivalves bury themselves in sediment, where they are relatively safe from predation. Others lie on the sea floor or attach themselves to rocks or other hard surfaces. Some bivalves, such as the scallops and file shells, can swim. The shipworms bore into wood, clay, or stone and live inside these substances. The shell of a bivalve is composed of calcium carbonate, and consists of two, usually similar, parts called valves. These are joined together along one edge (the hinge line) by a flexible ligament that, usually in conjunction with interlocking "teeth" on each of the valves, forms the hinge. This arrangement allows the shell to be opened and closed without the two halves detaching. The shell is typically bilaterally symmetrical, with the hinge lying in the sagittal plane. Adult shell sizes of bivalves vary from fractions of a millimetre to over a metre in length, but the majority of species do not exceed 10 cm (4 in). Bivalves have long been a part of the diet of coastal and riparian human populations. Oysters were cultured in ponds by the Romans, and mariculture has more recently become an important source of bivalves for food. Modern knowledge of molluscan reproductive cycles has led to the development of hatcheries and new culture techniques. A better understanding of the potential hazards of eating raw or undercooked shellfish has led to improved storage and processing. Pearl oysters (the common name of two very different families in salt water and fresh water) are the most common source of natural pearls. The shells of bivalves are used in craftwork, and the manufacture of jewellery and buttons. Bivalves have also been used in the biocontrol of pollution. Bivalves appear in the fossil record first in the early Cambrian more than 500 million years ago. The total number of known living species is about 9,200. These species are placed within 1,260 genera and 106 families. Marine bivalves (including brackish water and estuarine species) represent about 8,000 species, combined in four subclasses and 99 families with 1,100 genera. The largest recent marine families are the Veneridae, with more than 680 species and the Tellinidae and Lucinidae, each with over 500 species. The freshwater bivalves include seven families, the largest of which are the Unionidae, with about 700 species.

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1. bivalve

   A bivalve is a type of aquatic mollusk which has a shell composed of two hinged parts, such as clams, oysters, mussels, and scallops. They have a soft body that is enclosed by the shell and their body typically has a two-part, hinged shell composed of calcium carbonate. They are also characterized by having a pair of gills and a muscular foot which they use for locomotion or for burrowing into the substrate. Some bivalves are free-living while others are attached to substrates or burrow under the sand.

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1. Bivalvenoun

   a mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca

2. Bivalvenoun

   a pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves

3. Bivalveadjective

   having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels

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1. Bivalve

   Bivalve is an unincorporated community and census-designated place along the eastern shore of the lower Nanticoke River, near its mouth on the Chesapeake Bay, in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. Its population was 201 as of the 2010 census. Bivalve takes its name from the oyster, upon which the town's economy once depended. It is part of the Salisbury, Maryland Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bivalve

   bī′valv, n. an animal having a shell in two valves or parts, like the oyster: a seed-vessel of like kind.—adj. having two valves.—adj. Bivalv′ular. [L. bi-, twice, valva, a valve.]

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of bivalve in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

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   The numerical value of bivalve in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=bivalve
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Bivalve
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=bivalve
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bivalve
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bivalve
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=bivalve
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=bivalve