Associations to the word «Bivalve»
Noun
- Mollusc
- Clam
- Gastropod
- Crustacean
- Mollusk
- Oyster
- Invertebrate
- Shell
- Triassic
- Hinge
- Aquaculture
- Crab
- Fossil
- Shrimp
- Coral
- Worm
- Ligament
- Snail
- Valve
- Cretaceous
- Sediment
- Fauna
- Genus
- Feeding
- Prey
- Species
- Larva
- Feed
- Fish
- Substrate
- Specie
- Diet
- Vent
- Organism
- Habitat
- Diversity
- Feeder
- Sponge
- Octopus
- Muscle
- Squid
- Pearl
- Sand
- Carbonate
- Alga
- Venus
- Arthropod
- Marine
- Fingernail
- Salamander
- Assemblage
- Superfamily
- Turtle
- Compendium
- Monitoring
- Belonging
- Buzzard
- Reptile
- Particle
- Mangrove
- Mantle
- Blackbird
- Gill
- Cucumber
- Reef
- Ark
- Cad
- Boa
- Extinction
- Jingle
- Taxon
- Slug
- Calculator
- Filter
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
Wiktionary
BIVALVE, noun. 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.
BIVALVE, noun. (botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.
Dictionary definition
BIVALVE, noun. Marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together.
BIVALVE, adjective. Used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.).
Wise words
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