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Definitions of bivalves in various dictionaries:
noun - marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
noun - a bivalved mollusk
BIVALVES - Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have latera...
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| An oyster, clam or mussel |
| Mollusks who have shells with 2 similar halves are classed as these |
| This designation for oysters came from an ancient Roman term for the 2 halves of a folding door |
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| Plural form of bivalve. |
| an aquatic mollusc which has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell, such as oysters, mussels, and scallops. |
| An aquatic mollusc which has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell, such as oysters, mussels, and scallops. |
| (of a mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate) having a hinged double shell. |
| Having two valves. |
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| Bivalvia (), in previous centuries referred to as the Lamellibranchiata and Pelecypoda, is a class of marine and freshwater molluscs that have laterally compressed bodies enclosed by a shell consisting of two hinged parts. Bivalves as a group have no head and they lack some usual molluscan organs like the radula and the odontophore. They include the clams, oysters, cockles, mussels, scallops, and numerous other families that live in saltwater, as well as a number of families that live in freshwater. The majority are filter feeders. The gills have evolved into ctenidia, specialised organs for feeding and breathing. Most bivalves bury themselves in sediment where they are relatively safe from predation. Others lie on the sea floor or attach themselves to rocks or other hard surfaces. Some bivalves, such as the scallops and file shells, can swim. The shipworms bore into wood, clay, or stone and live inside these substances. * The shell of a bivalve is composed of calcium carbonate, and con |