Definition of Multevalve

Mul"ti*valve (?), n. [Cf. F. multivalve.] (Zoöl.) Any mollusk which has a shell composed of more than two pieces.

{ Mul"ti*valve (?), Mul`ti*val"vu*lar (?), } a. [Multi- + valve, valvular: cf. F. multivalve.] 1. Having many valves.

2. (Zoöl.) Many-valved; having more than two valves; -- said of certain shells, as the chitons.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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