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单词 inequivalve
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inequivalve

[ in-ee-kwuh-valv ]
/ ɪnˈi kwəˌvælv /

adjective

(of a bivalve mollusk) having the valves of the shell unequal in shape and size.

Origin of inequivalve

First recorded in 1770–80; in-3 + equi- + valve

Words nearby inequivalve

inequable, inequality, inequilateral, inequitable, inequity, inequivalve, ineradicable, inerasable, inerrable, inerrancy, inerrant
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Example sentences from the Web for inequivalve

  • In the former, all the shells are inequivalve; in the latter equivalve.

    A Conchological Manual|George Brettingham Sowerby
  • Asymmetrical, inequivalve, fixed, with extensive pallial sutures; no siphons.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various
  • A bivalve is said to be equivalve when the two shells composing it are of the same size, inequivalve when they are not.

    Sea-Weeds, Shells and Fossils|Peter Gray
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