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|etymology=Greek <i>brephos</i>, embryo
 
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|definition=1. Pertaining to an early [[stage]] of [[development]].  
  
2. ([[Brachiopoda]]) The juvenile stage in shell development after protegulum, shown by presence of growth lines; from neanic shells, distinguished by absence of radial ornamentation.
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2. ([[Brachiopoda]]) The [[juvenile]] [[stage]] in [[shell]] [[development]] after [[protegulum]], shown by presence of [[growth lines]]; from [[neanic]] shells, distinguished by absence of [[radial]] [[ornamentation]].
 
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 13 September 2013

brephic (adjective; Greek brephos, embryo): 1. Pertaining to an early stage of development.

2. (Brachiopoda) The juvenile stage in shell development after protegulum, shown by presence of growth lines; from neanic shells, distinguished by absence of radial ornamentation.