bivalve

English

Etymology

bi- (“two”) +‎ valve

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪvælv/

Noun

bivalve (plural bivalves)

Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
(botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.

Coordinate terms

univalve

Derived terms

bivalvate

Related terms

univalve

Translations

Any mollusc of taxonomic class Bivalvia

Bulgarian: двучерупков (dvučerupkov)
Catalan: bivalve (ca) m
Czech: mlž (cs) m
Finnish: simpukka (fi)
French: bivalve (fr) m
Galician: bivalvo (gl) m
Greek:
Ancient: ὄστρεον n (óstreon)
Irish: débhlaoscach m, déchomhlach m
Italian: bivalve (it) m
Japanese: 二枚貝 (ja) (にまいがい, nimaigai)
Latin: concha f
Malay: dwicangkerang
Malayalam: ഇരട്ടക്കവച (iraṭṭakkavaca)
Maori: angarua
Navajo: chʼosh bitsʼaʼígíí
Portuguese: bivalve (pt) m, bivalvo m
Russian: двуство́рчатый (ru) m (dvustvórčatyj)
Scottish Gaelic: dà-mhogallach m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: шко̀љка̄ш m

Roman: škòljkāš (sh) m
Spanish: bivalvo (es) m
Tagalog: almeha
Thai: หอยสองฝา (hɔ̌i-sɔ̌ɔng-fǎa)
Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bi.valv/
Audio (file)

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

bivalve

Further reading

“bivalve”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /biˈval.ve/
Rhymes: -alve
Hyphenation: bi‧vàl‧ve

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalvi)

bivalve

Portuguese

Alternative forms

bivalvo

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈvaw.vi/ [biˈvaʊ̯.vi]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈvaw.ve/ [biˈvaʊ̯.ve]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈval.vɨ/ [biˈvaɫ.vɨ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈbal.bɨ/ [biˈβaɫ.βɨ]

Rhymes: -alvɨ, -awvi
Hyphenation: bi‧val‧ve

Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

bivalve (any mollusc in the class Bivalvia)

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