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Definition of Univalve

1. Adjective. Used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc..

2. Noun. A class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes.

Definition of Univalve

1. n. A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.

2. a. Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.

3. n. A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.

4. a. Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.

Definition of Univalve

1. Adjective. having one valve, typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails. ¹

2. Adjective. consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell. ¹

3. Noun. A univalve mollusk or its shell. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Univalve

1. a mollusk having a single shell [n -S]

Medical Definition of Univalve

1. A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs. 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. Origin: Uni- + valve: cf. F. Univalve. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Univalve

unitless unitlike unitrust unitrusts units units of measure units of measurement unitude unity of time univalence

univalent univalent antibody univalents univallate univalve (current term) univalved univalves univalvia univalvular univariable

univariance univariant univariate univariately univariates univentricular connections univentricular heart univerbation univerbations

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