1.
[syn: gastropod, univalve]
ADJECTIVE (1)
1. used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Univalve \U"ni*valve\, Univalved \U"ni*valved\, a. [Cf. F.
univalve.] (Bot. & Zool.)
Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Univalve \U"ni*valve\, n. [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.]
(Zool.)
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] Univalve
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
univalve
adj 1: used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.
[ant: bivalve, bivalved]
n 1: a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled
shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing
stalked eyes [syn: gastropod, univalve]