Difference between revisions of "sulcus"

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|label=sulcus
|lexical category=noun; plural <b>sulci</b>
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|alternative label=<b>radial posterior</b>
|etymology=Latin <i>sulcus</i>, furrow
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|definition=([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) A groove that sets off the [[posterior flange]] from the main shell body.
|definition=1. A furrow, groove or fissure.
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2. ([[Arthropoda]]: [[Insecta]]) A suture formed by an infolding of the body wall. See also [[sulci]].
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3. ([[Brachiopoda]]) The major depression of the valve surface, externally concave in transverse profile and radial from the umbo.
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4. ([[Cnidaria]]: Anthozoa) A groove leading into the gullet
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|see also=[[siphonoglyph]]. 5. ([[Mollusca]]: [[Bivalvia]]) The radial depression of the shell surface.
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Revision as of 19:47, 11 September 2013

sulcus also radial posterior: (Mollusca: Bivalvia) A groove that sets off the posterior flange from the main shell body.