Clues for the word "BIVALVE"
We've had 8 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 7 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Wall Street Journal crossword on August 04, 2017.
Definition of bivalve
- n. - A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster. See Mollusca.
- n. - A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.
- a. - Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels.
Referring Clues
Last Seen In
- Wall Street Journal - August 04, 2017
- Wall Street Journal - July 09, 2010
- King Syndicate - Eugene Sheffer - April 23, 2007
- Guardian Prize - November 18, 2006
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - May 12, 2005
- Washington Post - September 19, 2004
- New York Times - November 20, 1997