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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, noun [Cf. F. multivalve.] (Zo["o]l.) Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two pieces.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Multivalve \Mul"ti*valve\, Multivalvular \Mul'ti*val"vu*lar\, adjective [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.]
1. Having many valves.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons.
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