bivalvo

Definitions of bivalvo
  1. noun
    marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together
    synonyms: lamelibranquio
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    almeja
    burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness
    berberecho
    common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
    ostra
    marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters
    mejillón
    marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
    concha
    edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions
    navaja
    marine clam having a long narrow curved thin shell
    madreperla
    tropical marine bivalve found chiefly off eastern Asia and Pacific coast of North America and Central America; a major source of pearls
    ostra de perro
    thin-shelled bivalve having the right valve deeply notched
    terédine
    wormlike marine bivalve that bores into wooden piers and ships by means of drill-like shells
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    molusco
    invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
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