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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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Word definitions for univalve in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Univalve \U"ni*valve\, Univalved \U"ni*valved\, a. [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zo["o]l.) Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
of mollusks and shells, 1660s (noun and adjective), from uni- + valve .
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 ]
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.
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.