Bivalvous - Law Dictionary Search Results
Bivalved
Having two valves as the oyster and some seed pods bivalve
Bivalvous
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Bivalve
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...
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Clam
A bivalve mollusk of many kinds especially those that are edible as the long clam Mya arenaria the quahog or
Hippurite
A fossil bivalve mollusk of the genus Hippurites of many species having a conical cup shaped under valve with a flattish
VerbarMactra
Any marine bivalve shell of the genus Mactra and allied genera Many species are known Some of them are used as
Oyster
Any marine bivalve mollusk of the genus Ostrea They are usually found adhering to rocks or other fixed objects in shallow
Escalop
A bivalve shell of the genus Pecten See Scallop
Cockle
A bivalve mollusk with radiating ribs of the genus Cardium especially Cardium edule used in Europe for food sometimes applied
Bears paw
A large bivalve shell of the East Indies Hippopus maculatus often used as an ornament
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