bivalve

noun

marine or freshwater mollusks having a soft body with platelike gills enclosed within two shells hinged together

adjective

used of mollusks having two shells (as clams etc.)

Roots

bisbi- · Latin · twice, two valva-valv · Latin · leaf of a door

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