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Univalve
Pronunciation : U"ni*valve
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : U"ni*valve, U"ni*valved
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [Cf. F. univalve.] (Bot. & Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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