bivalve

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁

Proto-Indo-European *dwi-

Proto-Italic *dwi-

Latin bi-bor.

English bi-

English valve

English bivalve

From bi- (“two”) + valve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbaɪvælv/

• Audio (UK):

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Noun

bivalve (plural bivalves)

1. 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.
2. (botany) A pericarp in which the seedcase 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: ми́да (bg) f (mída) Catalan: bivalve (ca) m Czech: mlž (cs) m Finnish: simpukka (fi) French: bivalve (fr) m Galician: bivalvo (gl) m Greek: Ancient Greek: 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) Māori: angarua Navajo: chʼosh bitsʼaʼígíí Polish: małż (pl) m Portuguese: bivalve (pt) m, bivalvo m Russian: двуство́рчатый (ru) m (dvustvórčatyj) Scottish Gaelic: dà-mhogallach m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: шко̀љка̄ш m Latin: škòljkāš (sh) m Spanish: bivalvo (es) m Swedish: mussla (sv) c Tagalog: almeha Thai: หอยสองฝา (hɔ̌i-sɔ̌ɔng-fǎa) Vietnamese: thân mềm hai mảnh vỏ, nhuyễn thể hai mảnh vỏ

botany: pericarp in which the seedcase splits into two parts

Bulgarian: please add this translation if you can

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bi.valv/

• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Noun

bivalve m (plural bivalves)

1. 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)

1. bivalve

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• bivalvo

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /biˈvaw.vi/ [biˈvaʊ̯.vi]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /biˈval.vɨ/ [biˈvaɫ.vɨ]

• (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)

1. bivalve (any mollusc in the class Bivalvia)

Further reading

• “bivalve”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “bivalve”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026