univalve Meaning, Definition & Usage
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noun a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
gastropod.
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adjective used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.
WordNet
U"ni*valve noun
Etymology
Definitions
(Zoöl.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs. ✍ 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 adjective
(Also<
- Univalve
- Univalved
)
Etymology
Cf. F.Definitions
(Bot. & Zoöl.) Having one valve; as, a .univalve shell or pericarp