BIVALVE Synonyms

There are 8 synonyms of the word bivalve. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word bivalve. (close relations)

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	clam				verb, nounv, n
	noun • burrowing marine mollusk living on sand or mud; the shell closes with viselike firmness • a piece of paper money worth one dollar • flesh of either hard-shell or soft-shell clams verb • gather clams, by digging in the sand by the ocean
	mollusk				nounn
	noun • invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
	mussel				nounn
	noun • black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine • marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.
	oyster				nounn
	noun • marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters • edible body of any of numerous oysters • a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl verb • gather oysters, dig oysters
	scallop				verb, nounv, n
	noun • one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.) • edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces • thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled • edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions verb • decorate an edge with scallops • bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top • form scallops in • fish for scallops • shape or cut in scallops
	bivalved				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective • used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)
	lamellibranch				nounn
	noun • marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together adjective satellite • bivalve
	pelecypod				nounn
	noun • marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together adjective satellite • bivalve

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