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equivalve en · ADJ

Etymology

From equi- + valve.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable, of the shells of a bivalve mollusc) Having valves of the same size (as is normal)
   • Shell transverse , equivalve , inequilateral , with a large oblique anteal opening 1828, John Fleming, History of British Animals:

Antonyms

inequivalve · unequivalve

Deriveds

subequivalve · unequivalve

Synonyms

equivalvular · equivalvate

equivalve en · NOUN

Etymology

From equi- + valve.

Meanings

1. Any bivalve mollusc whose valves are of the same size.

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