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Multivalve

Mŭl'ti-vălve, n.

noun

n. [Fr. multivalve.] (Zoöl.) A mollusk which has a shell of many valves.

Mŭl'ti-vălve or Mŭl-ti-vălv'ū-lar, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. multus, much, many, and valva, the leaf or valve of a door. See VALVE.] Having many valves.