bivalves
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bivalves noun
- 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.
- A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.
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lamellibranchpelecypodbivalvedpelecypodousburrowingclamsepifaunalinfaunallamellibranchiatemolluscsmusselsbivalviamollusksmolluscamolluscanmollusk