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UNIVALVES
Noun
univalves
plural of univalve
Source: Wiktionary
UNIVALVE
U"ni*valve, n. Etym: [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
Note: Most univalves are spiral and are the shells of gastropods, but many belong to cephalopods and pteropods. A large number of univalves belonging to the gastropods are conical, cup-shaped, or shieldlike, as the limpets.
U"ni*valve, U"ni*valved, a. Etym: [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zoöl.)
Definition: Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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