Bivalvia

plural noun

Bi·​val·​via

bīˈvalvēə

in former classifications

: the Lamellibranchia and Brachiopoda considered as a natural group

sometimes : lamellibranchia

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from English bivalve entry 2 + New Latin -ia

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