bivalve | | |
n. (animal) | 1. bivalve, lamellibranch, pelecypod | marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together. |
| ~ mollusc, mollusk, shellfish | invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell. |
| ~ bivalvia, class bivalvia, class lamellibranchia, class pelecypoda, lamellibranchia | oysters; clams; scallops; mussels. |
| ~ clam | burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness. |
| ~ cockle | common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs. |
| ~ oyster | marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters. |
| ~ ark shell | marine bivalve mollusk having a heavy toothed shell with a deep boat-like inner surface. |
| ~ blood clam | red-blooded clam. |
| ~ mussel | marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.. |
| ~ escallop, scollop, scallop | edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions. |
| ~ piddock | marine bivalve that bores into rock or clay or wood by means of saw-like shells. |
adj. | 2. bivalve, bivalved | used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.). |
| ~ zoological science, zoology | the branch of biology that studies animals. |
| ~ lamellibranch, pelecypod, pelecypodous | bivalve. |
uncork | | |
v. (contact) | 1. uncork | release.; "uncork his anger" |
| ~ unleash | release or vent.; "unleash one's anger" |
v. (contact) | 2. uncork | draw the cork from (bottles).; "uncork the French wine" |
| ~ open, open up | cause to open or to become open.; "Mary opened the car door" |
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