How to pronounce bivalve
American English pronunciation
BY-valv
- IPA
- /ˈbaɪvælv/
- Syllables
- BY · valv (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What bivalve means
An animal with a two-part hinged shell, like a clam
In a sentence: A clam is a bivalve, so its shell opens and shuts like a book.
Where it comes from: It's made from bi-, meaning two, and valve, which here means one of the two halves of the shell.
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