lamella

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lamella (noun; plural lamellae; Latin lamella, small plate): 1. A thin plate or leaflike structure.

2. (Arthropoda: Chelicerata) A triangular plate on the promargin of the cheliceral fang furrow in some spiders.

3. (Mollusca: Gastropoda) Flared axial projection of the outer lip of the shell.