univalve

pronunciation

How to pronounce univalve in British English: UK ['ju:nɪvælv]word uk audio image

How to pronounce univalve in American English: US ['junəˌvælv] word us audio image

  • Noun:
    a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes
  • Adjective:
    used of mollusks, especially gastropods, as snails etc.

Word Origin

univalve
of mollusks and shells, 1660s (noun and adjective), from uni- + valve.