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univalve

 : 
Adjective, Noun
 : 
u=ni=valve

CIDE DICTIONARY

univalven. [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.].
     A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.  [1913 Webster]
    " 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."  [1913 Webster]
univalvea. [Cf. F. univalve.].
     Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

univalve, adj. & n. Zool.
--adj. having one valve.
--n. a univalve mollusc.


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