‖Val‐va″ta (?), n. [NL.; cf. L. valvatus having folding doors. See Valve.] (Zoöl.) A genus of small spiral fresh-water gastropods having an operculum.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.