Univalve

Univalve
Univalve U"ni*valve, n. [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.] (Zo["o]l.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs. [1913 Webster]

Note: 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]


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  • univalve — [ ynivalv ] adj. • 1742; de uni et valve ♦ Zool. Dont la coquille n est formée que d une pièce. Mollusque univalve. ● univalve adjectif À une seule valve. univalve adj. ZOOL Dont la coqui …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • Univalve — U ni*valve, Univalved U ni*valved, a. [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zo[ o]l.) Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • univalve — 1660s (n. and adj.), from UNI (Cf. uni ) + VALVE (Cf. valve) …   Etymology dictionary

  • univalve — adj. 2 g. [História natural] Diz se dos frutos capsulares formados de uma só peça e dos moluscos cuja concha só tem uma valva ou peça …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • univalve — [yo͞o′nə valv΄] n. [ UNI + VALVE] 1. a mollusk having a one piece shell, as a snail 2. such a one piece shell adj. 1. designating or having a one piece shell 2. having one valve only: also univalved …   English World dictionary

  • univalve — (u ni val v ) adj. 1°   Terme de botanique. Il se dit d un péricarpe qui ne s ouvre que d un seul côté. 2°   Terme de zoologie. Il se dit des mollusques dont la coquille n est composée que d une pièce.    Substantivement. Une univalve. REMARQUE… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • univalve — noun Date: 1668 1. a mollusk with a shell consisting of one valve; especially gastropod 2. the shell of a univalve • univalve adjective …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • univalve — a, univalve, o adj. et n. univalve …   Diccionari Personau e Evolutiu

  • UNIVALVE — adj. des deux genres T. d Hist. nat. Il se dit Des mollusques dont la coquille n est composée que d une pièce. Coquillages univalves.   Il s emploie aussi substantivement, au masculin. Les univalves et les bivalves. UNIVALVE adjectif, se dit, en… …   Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • univalve — /yooh neuh valv /, adj. Also, univalved, univalvular /yooh neuh val vyeuh leuhr/. 1. having one valve. 2. (of a shell) composed of a single valve or piece. n. 3. a univalve mollusk or its shell. [1655 65; UNI + VALVE] * * * …   Universalium

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