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A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
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univalve
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WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
adj. used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc. [ant: bivalve ] n. a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes [syn: gastropod ]
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Univalve \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, ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 having one valve, typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails. 2 consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell. n. A univalve mollusk or its shell.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
of mollusks and shells, 1660s (noun and adjective), from uni- + valve .
Usage examples of univalve.
The precious beads of shell, turkois, coral, or black stone, varied occasionally with small univalves from the ocean, are bound over all with a cotton cord.