What's the difference between trochus and univalve?

Trochus


Definition:

  • (n.) Any one of numerous species of marine univalve shells belonging to Trochus and many allied genera of the family Trochidae. Some of the species are called also topshells.

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Univalve


Definition:

  • (n.) A shell consisting of one valve only; a mollusk whose shell is composed of a single piece, as the snails and conchs.
  • (a.) Alt. of Univalved

Example Sentences:

  • (1) An vibrating electromagnetically driven univalved artificial heart was newly developed in our team.
  • (2) A univalved artificial heart (AH) powered electromagnetically in the frequency range of 1-30 Hz was developed to obtain a totally implantable AH.

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