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a. (Zoöl.) Same as Equivalve or Equivalved. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. (Zool.) Having unequal valves, as the shell of an oyster. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Between valves. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve. ] 1. Having many valves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having four valves; quadrivalve. [ 1913 Webster ]

{ } a. [ Quinque- + valve, valvular: cf. F. quinquévalve. ] (Bot.) Having five valves, as a pericarp. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. tri- + valvular. ] Having three valves; three-valved. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot. & Zool.) Same as Univalve, a. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n.; pl. Valvulae [ NL., dim. fr. L. valva fold, valve of a door. ] (Anat.) A little valve or fold; a valvelet; a valvule. [ 1913 Webster ]