Thesaurus: univalve

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1. n. A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
2. a. Alt. of Univalved
3. adj. used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.
4. n. a class of mollusks class="def-link" href="https://vividlex.com/word/typically">typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
5. A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs. 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. Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.
6. A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell iscomposed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
7. a. used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.