claustrum

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claustrum (noun; Latin claustrum, bar): 1. A bolt or bar.

2. (Arthropoda: Insecta) Any structure uniting wings in flight, i.e., hooks, thickened margins, or a jugum.

3. (Cnidaria: Scyphozoa) The transverse circumferential membrane dividing the stomach pouches in some medusae.