The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, Multivalvular \Mul`ti*val"vu*lar\, a.
[Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.]
1. Having many valves.
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2. (Zool.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said
of certain shells, as the chitons.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, n. [Cf. F. multivalve.] (Zool.)
Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two
pieces.
[1913 Webster] Multivalve