About The Word Univalve
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Univalve
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What's The Definition Of Univalve?
[n] a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
[adj] (zoology) used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc. Synonyms | Synonyms for Univalve: gastropod | single-shelled Related Terms | Find terms related to Univalve: See Also | abalone | Ancylus fluviatilis | aplacophoran | Aplysia punctata | bubble shell | class Gasteropoda | class Gastropoda | conch | cowrie | cowry | ear-shell | freshwater limpet | Gasteropoda | Gastropoda | mollusc | mollusk | nudibranch | physa | river limpet | sea hare | sea slug | seasnail | shellfish | slug | snail | solenogaster Univalve In Webster's Dictionary \U"ni*valve\, n. [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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\, Univalved \U"ni*valved\, a. [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp. |
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