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|etymology=Greek <i>hyper</i>, above; <i>strophe</i>, twist
 
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|definition=([[Mollusca]]: Gastropoda) In dextrally organized gastropods, characterized by genitalia on right, but shell falsely sinistral, being actually ultradextral, or vice versa.
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|definition=([[Mollusca]]: [[Gastropoda]]) In dextrally organized [[gastropods]], characterized by [[genitalia]] on right, but [[shell]] falsely [[sinistral]], being actually [[ultradextral]], or vice versa.
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Latest revision as of 23:37, 13 September 2013

hyperstrophic (adjective; Greek hyper, above; strophe, twist): (Mollusca: Gastropoda) In dextrally organized gastropods, characterized by genitalia on right, but shell falsely sinistral, being actually ultradextral, or vice versa.