EQUIVALVE

Etymology

Adjective

equivalve (not comparable)

(zoology, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of the same size (as is normal)

Antonyms

• inequivalve

Noun

equivalve (plural equivalves)

Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of the same size.

Source: Wiktionary


E"qui*valve, E"qui*valved, a. Etym: [Equi- + valve.] (Zoöl.)

Definition: Having the valves equal in size and from, as in most bivalve shells.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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