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equivalve, a. Zool.|ˈiːkwɪvælv|
[f. equi- + valve n.1 2.]
Of a bivalve mollusc: having both valves alike in shape and size.
[1856P. H. Gosse Man. Marine Zool. II. 51 Shell oval or oblong, equal-valved.] 1862J. G. Jeffreys Brit. Conchol. I. 28 Shell equivalve, oblong, inequilateral. 1897Parker & Haswell Text-bk. Zool. I. xii. 650 (Pelecypoda), As a general rule the right and left valves are alike, or nearly so, the shell being therefore equivalve. 1968N. F. McMillan Brit. Shells 17 Equivalve. Where the two valves of a bivalve are similar. |