MULTIVALVULAR

Mul"ti*valve, Mul`ti*val"vu*lar, a. Etym: [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.]

1. Having many valves.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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