As nouns the difference between bivalve and mytilid
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 mytilid is any bivalve mollusc of the order order: Mytiloida; the mussels.
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
mytilid
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(biology) Any bivalve mollusc of the order (taxlink) ; the mussels
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