univalve

U1N1I1V4A1L1V4E1

adjective

having one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails.

Similar
gastropodsingle-shelled
Opposite
bivalve
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Meanings

adjectiveunivalve (not comparable)
  1. not comparablehaving one valve; typically used to refer to mollusks, notably slugs and snails.
  2. not comparableconsisting of a single valve or piece, used to refer to a shell.
noununivalve (plural univalves)

plural univalves

  1. A univalve mollusk or its shell.

    Synonyms: gastropod

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA univalve mollusk or its shell.

Similar
gastropod

More synonyms by meaning

adjectiveused of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.

Similar
single-shelled
Opposite
bivalve

nouna class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes

Similar
gastropod
Broader
molluskmolluscshellfish
Also see
gastropodunivalvedunivalvular

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Originated 1655–65 from uni- (“one”) + valve.

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Translations

Irish aonchomhlach
  • aonchomhlachhaving one valve
Japanese 一枚貝
  • 一枚貝 (ichimaigai)univalve mollusk
Māori angatahi, angatahi
  • angatahihaving one valve
  • angatahiunivalve mollusk
Polish jednoklapowy, ślimak
  • jednoklapowyhaving one valve
  • ślimakunivalve mollusk
  • brzuchonógunivalve mollusk
Russian одноство́рчатый
  • одноство́рчатый (odnostvórčatyj)having one valve
Cite this entry
APA

univalve. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/univalve

MLA

“univalve.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/univalve. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “univalve,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/univalve.

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