bivalves is a form of:

Bivalve



noun
1.
(Any mollusc having a shell of two parts, or valves, hinged together) ទ្វីបូដ (សត្វជំពូកពួកលៀសគ្រុំ)
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A mollusk having a shell consisting of two lateral plates or valves joined together by an elastic ligament at the hinge, which is usually strengthened by prominences called teeth. The shell is closed by the contraction of two transverse muscles attached to the inner surface, as in the clam, -- or by one, as in the oyster.
2.
A pericarp in which the seed case opens or splits into two parts or valves.
adjective
1.
Having two shells or valves which open and shut, as the oyster and certain seed vessels.