parivincular

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parivincular (adjective; Latin par, equal; vinculum, bond): (Mollusca: Bivalvia) Having a ligament similar to a cylinder split on one side, attached by several edges (nymphae), with one edge to each valve.

See also: opisthodetic, amphidetic