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BIVALVE [2 records]

Record 1 2022-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
DEF

An aquatic [mollusc] which has a compressed body enclosed within a hinged shell.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
DEF

Mollusque aquatique au corps protégé par une coquille calcaire formée de deux valves réunies par un ligament, qui vit généralement fixé à un support ou enfoui dans le sable [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
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Record 2 1998-07-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Plant Biology
DEF

Said of fruit opening in two valves, bivalvular.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Biologie végétale
DEF

[Se dit d'un] fruit s'ouvrant par deux valves.

Spanish

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