bivalve
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++bi·valve /ˈbaɪvælv/ noun [countable] HBA technical any sea animal that has two shells joined together 双壳类动物 bivalve molluscs 双壳软体动物
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bivalve• The same piece of rock also includes internal moulds of gastropods and bivalves.• Scallops, like oysters, are derived from bivalves.• The giant bivalves jammed the cracks between the black tufts of lava that covered the ocean floor.• Most bivalve fossils are a few centimetres long; the ideal size for collecting.• What is true of bivalves is without much doubt true of the majority of benthic invertebrates.• In spite of their general conservatism the bivalves did produce some short-lived, bizarre forms with no living survivors.• Of the two, the bivalve molluscs are much the most significant in the sea today.bi·valve nounChineseSyllable
two shells animal has any joined Corpus that sea
bivalve
bi‧valve /ˈbaɪvælv/
noun [countable]
technical any sea animal that has two shells joined together:
bivalve molluscs
bi‧valve /ˈbaɪvælv/
noun [countable]technical any sea animal that has two shells joined together: