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univalve

ADJ ซึ่ง มี อัน เดียว  ซึ่ง มี เปลือก ฝา เดียว  sueng-mi-an-diao

 

univalved

A ที่ มี ลิ้น อัน เดียว  ที่ มี ฝา เดียว  ที่ มี ชิ้น เดียว  univalvular

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

UNIVALVE

a.[L. unus, one, and valve. ] Having one valve only, as a shell or pericarp.

 

UNIVALVE

n.A shell having one valve only. The univalves form one of the three divisions into which shells are usually divided.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

UNIVALVE

U "ni *valve, n. Etym: [Uni- + valve: cf. F. univalve. ] (Zoöl.)

 

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.

 

UNIVALVE; UNIVALVED

U "ni *valve, U "ni *valved, a. Etym: [Cf. F. univalve. ] (Bot. & Zoöl.)

 

Defn: Having one valve; as, a univalve shell or pericarp.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

univalve

u ni valve |ˈyo͞onəˌvalv ˈjunəvælv |Zoology adjective having one valve or shell. noun another term for gastropod.

 

Oxford Dictionary

univalve

univalve |ˈjuːnɪvalv |Zoology adjective having one valve or shell. noun another term for gastropod.