| 释义 |
inequivalve, a. Conch.|ɪnˈiːkwɪvælv|
[f. inequi- + valve.]
Having valves of unequal size.
1776Pennant Zool. IV. 108 Anomia, bivalve, inequivalve. 1851Richardson Geol. viii. 243 If one valve is larger than the other, it is said to be inequivalve. 1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 125 The valves of the shell are inequivalve in the Ostreidae, one valve being smaller than the other.
So inˈequivalved, inˌequiˈvalvular a. = prec.
1816W. Smith Strata Ident. 30 Six species of inequivalved Bivalves. 1835–6Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 710/1 When one of the valves is larger than the other, it is of course inequivalved. 1828Webster, Inequivalvular. |