bivalve

bivalve
noun
  1. an aquatic mollusc which has a compressed body enclosed within two hinged shells, such as oysters, mussels, and scallops
    双壳类动物。 亦称 pelecypod 或 lamellibranch
  2. Class Bivalvia (formerly Pelecypoda or Lamellibranchia)
    双壳纲(原属斧足纲或瓣鳃纲)
adjective
(亦作 bivalved)
  1. (of a mollusc or other aquatic invertebrate) having a hinged double shell
    有双壳的
    ■(Botany)having two valves
    (植)有双瓣的
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