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/ee"kweuh valv'/, adj.(of a bivalve mollusk) having the valves of the shell equal in shape and size.[1860-65; EQUI- + VALVE]
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équivalve — ● équivalve adjectif Se dit des bivalves dont les deux valves sont parfaitement symétriques par rapport au plan sagittal. (Ne pas confondre avec équilatéral.) équivalve [ekɥivalv] adj. ÉTYM. 1811; de équi , et valve. ❖ ♦ Zool … Encyclopédie Universelle
eqüivalve — adj. 2 g. [Zoologia] Que tem as duas valvas iguais. ♦ [Brasil] Grafia de equivalve antes do Acordo Ortográfico de 1990. ♦ Grafia em Portugal: equivalve … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
Equivalve — E qui*valve, Equivalved E qui*valved, a. [Equi + valve.] (Zo[ o]l.) Having the valves equal in size and from, as in most bivalve shells. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
equivalve — |qüi| adj. 2 g. [Zoologia] Que tem as duas valvas iguais … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
equivalve — adj. [L. aequus, uniform; valva, leaf of a folding door] (MOLLUSCA: Bivalvia) When two valves (shells) are the same shape and of equal size … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
equivalve — adjective Having valves of the same size (as is normal) Ant: inequivalve … Wiktionary
équivalve — (é kui val v ; ui prononcé comme dans huile) adj. Terme d histoire naturelle. Dont les valves sont égales. ÉTYMOLOGIE Équi.... et valve … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
equivalve — pl.m. e f. equivalvi … Dizionario dei sinonimi e contrari
equivalve — equi·valve … English syllables
equivalve — ˈēkwə, ˈek +ˌ adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary equi + valve of a bivalve mollusk : having valves equal in size and form opposed to inequivalve; compare equilateral … Useful english dictionary
