bivalved
/ˈbaɪvælvd/
adjective
- Having a shell or covering made of two separate parts that open and close, like a clam or oyster.
- Mussels are bivalved mollusks that attach themselves to rocks in the ocean.
- The fossil collector found a perfectly preserved bivalved specimen from the Jurassic period.
- The bivalved shell of a scallop is often beautifully ridged and colorful.