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Bivalve vs Lucinid - What's the difference?

bivalve | lucinid |

As nouns the difference between bivalve and lucinid

is that bivalve is any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster while lucinid is any bivalve mollusc of the family (taxlink) .

As an adjective lucinid is

characteristic of these creatures.

bivalve

English

(wikipedia bivalve)

Noun

(en noun)
  • Any mollusc belonging to the taxonomic class Bivalvia, characterized by a shell consisting of two hinged sections, such as a scallop, clam, mussel or oyster.
  • (botany) A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.

    • Coordinate terms

    * univalve

    Related terms

    * univalve

    lucinid

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any bivalve mollusc of the family (taxlink)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Characteristic of these creatures