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Bivalve vs Pholas - What's the difference?

bivalve | pholas |

As a noun 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.

As a proper noun pholas is

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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

    pholas

    English

    (wikipedia pholas) (wikispecies)

    Noun

    (pholades)
  • Any of several borrowing marine bivalve molluscs of the genus Pholas .