Bivalve - meaning and illustration
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1. Synonyms, etymology, translation, definition, examples and notes
1.1. IPA transcription and prononciation for bivalve: 🔊
Bivalve: BrE /ˈbaɪvælv/NAmE /ˈbaɪvælv/1.2. Etymology of Bivalve:
From bi- and valve; from Classical Latin valva, ‘one half of a folding door’.1.3. 🇫🇷 French translation of bivalve:
- Bivalve
1.4. Definition of bivalve in fisheries:
Bivalve : any shellfish (an aquatic mollusc) having two shells or valves which open and shut.
3 Other Definitions of Bivalve per Country
In Kenya:
“bivalve” means mollusc of the class Pelecypoda;
✏️ Source -- Kenya Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1991, Part I, Section 2 ( Kenya Fisheries (General) Regulations, 1991 )
“bivalve molluscs” means filter feeding lamellibranch molluscs;
✏️ Source -- Kenyan Fisheries Management and Development (Safety and Quality) Regulations, 2024, Part I, Section 2 ( Kenyan Fisheries Management and Development (Safety and Quality) Regulations, 2024 )
In Seychelles:
“bivalve molluscs” means filter feeding lamellibranch mollusks;
✏️ Source -- Seychelles Export of Fishery Products (Sanitary) Regulations, 2010, Section 3 ( Seychelles Export of Fishery Products (Sanitary) Regulations, 2010 )
1.5. Plural of bivalve:
Bivalves;
1.6. Usage contexts of bivalve:
Oysters, mussels and scallops are all bivalves.
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