Difference between revisions of "anaptychus"
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|etymology=Greek <i>an</i>, without; <i>apo-</i>, away from; <i>ptychos</i>, fold | |etymology=Greek <i>an</i>, without; <i>apo-</i>, away from; <i>ptychos</i>, fold | ||
| − | |definition=([[Mollusca]]: Cephalopoda) A shelly plate found in some fossil cephalopods, thought to function as an operculum | + | |definition=([[Mollusca]]: [[Cephalopoda]]) A shelly plate found in some [[fossil]] [[cephalopods]], thought to [[function]] as an [[operculum]] |
|see also=[[synaptychus]]. | |see also=[[synaptychus]]. | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:39, 13 September 2013
anaptychus (noun; Greek an, without; apo-, away from; ptychos, fold): (Mollusca: Cephalopoda) A shelly plate found in some fossil cephalopods, thought to function as an operculumSee also: synaptychus.
