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univalve::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
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| Synonyms | gastropod |
| Type of | mollusk, shellfish, mollusc |
| Has types | aplysia punctata, bubble shell, conch, cowrie, cowry, ear-shell, freshwater limpet, abalone, ancylus fluviatilis, aplacophoran, river limpet, sea hare, sea slug, seasnail, slug, snail, solenogaster, nudibranch, physa |
univalve::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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- Gastropod: a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
- Used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.
- The Gastropoda or gastropods are a large taxonomic class within the molluscs, a class of animals that are more commonly known as snails and slugs. ...
- A univalve mollusk or its shell; having one valve, typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails; consisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell
- Molluscs with a single-piece shell covering. The shell may be flat like a limpet, or spiraled like a top shell or turban. They are different to bivalves (two shells), or multivalves (chitons).
- A mollusk with a one-part shell, such as a snail.
- (yoo - ni - valv) A mollusk whose shell is one piece. Whelks and snails are univalves.
